#14 famous people were born in Fort Apache
The best known is the American actress Marie Nordstrom, with articles in 5 languages. Walter L. Reed and Cortlandt Parker follow. 3 of them are soldiers and sailors, more than in any other field. The earliest on the list is Frank B. Upham, born in 1872, and the youngest Walter L. Reed, born in 1891.




Born in Fort Apache
Marie Nordstrom leads with articles in 5 languages, ahead of Walter L. Reed (5) and Cortlandt Parker (3).
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#3When Fort Apache’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1880s, at 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Fort Apache is known for
Fort Apache has 21.1× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Fort Apache
1 more, best known first.

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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, only Whiteriver has a name on its list.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Apache 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 (5)
- Marie Nordstrom: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter L. Reed: United States Army. Official Photo., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cortlandt Parker: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank B. Upham: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Ortman: Rgm38, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
