#1Politics & Law
Lisa Murkowski
born 1957United States Senator from Alaska since 2002
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Famous people · Ketchikan
13 famous people were born in Ketchikan, most of them between 1920 and 1969
With articles in 45 languages, Lisa Murkowski is the most widely known. Rudy Pankow and John Selfridge follow. The earliest on the list is John Selfridge, born in 1927, and the youngest Rudy Pankow, born in 1998. The biggest group are leaders: 3.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Lisa Murkowski
in 45 Wikipedia languages
First
1927
John Selfridge
Youngest
1998
Rudy Pankow
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Ketchikan’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Ketchikan’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 5 births.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageSportsNotableWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ketchikan
First, Lisa Murkowski (45 languages), then Rudy Pankow (24) and John Selfridge (7).
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Known for
What Ketchikan is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 3 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ketchikan
10 more, from 1943 to 1992.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Ketchikan home
Born elsewhere, Dan Ortiz lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ketchikan 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 (7)
- Lisa Murkowski: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudy Pankow: רודי פאנקו, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Updike: Isaacupdike, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David A. Boxley: Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region). 1966, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Telford: Uyvsdi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Gardiner: Robert M. Burnett (editor), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Ortiz: Alaska DOT&PF, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons