#1Famous people · Juneau
21 famous people from Juneau, many of them writers and artists
Most widely known is Charles Melton, the American actor, with articles in 30 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 15 were born, the most of any period. Only 2 towns in Alaska list more. From Hill Blackett in 1892 to Charles Melton in 1991, the births cover 99 years.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Charles Melton
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Hill Blackett
Youngest
1991
Charles Melton
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Juneau’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Juneau is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 2.8 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Juneau’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 4.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageSportsMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Juneau
Counted by languages, Charles Melton is ahead of Lucia Berlin and Hilary Lindh: 30, 25 and 16.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Juneau
Another 18, 7 of them leaders.
Waino Hendrickson
1896–1983American Republican politician, the final Governor of the Territory of Alaska
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A chosen home
Also called Juneau home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Juneau, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Juneau and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Charles Melton: DPNews, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Morrow: Frantogian, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nora Marks Dauenhauer: Sam Beebe, Ecotrust, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet Gardner: Santiag A Sole, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waino Hendrickson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Botelho: Gillfoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Tompkins: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0 au, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Dore: CleftClips from Los Angeles, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons