#1Famous people · Avondale
2 famous people call Avondale their birthplace
Most widely known is Everson Griffen, the American football player, with articles in 6 languages. The other is Nick Harris, the American football player. Births span 1978 to 1987, from Nick Harris to Everson Griffen. Next door, the list for Phoenix holds 35, Chester Bennington first.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Everson Griffen
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1978
Nick Harris
Youngest
1987
Everson Griffen
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Avondale
#1NH#2
A chosen home
Also called Avondale home
Born elsewhere, Martín Quezada lived here.
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Phoenix has the longest list next door: 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Avondale 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 (2)
- Everson Griffen: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martín Quezada: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons