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Fort defiance, arizonaPhoto: Seth Eastman (1808–1875) · Public domain
Famous people · Fort Defiance

4 famous people were born in Fort Defiance

Articles in 5 languages make the sculptor Rachel Feinstein the best known. Ryneldi Becenti is second and Stanley Battese third. From Stanley Battese to Stephanie Yellowhair, the births on the list run from 1936 to 1976. For every 10,000 residents the town has 11.9, while at least half the towns in Arizona list nobody born there.

Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Rachel Feinstein
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1936
Stanley Battese
Youngest
1976
Stephanie Yellowhair
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Fort Defiance

By how many languages cover them, Rachel Feinstein comes first (5), then Ryneldi Becenti (4) and Stanley Battese (1).

RF#1
Writing & Arts

Rachel Feinstein

born 1971

Sculptor

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RB#2
Sports

Ryneldi Becenti

born 1971

American basketball player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
SB#3
Writing & Arts

Stanley Battese

born 1936

Navajo painter

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Fort Defiance’s famous people were born

3 were born since 1970, and the 1970s alone saw 3.

The American centuryToday19502000
Writing & ArtsSportsPolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Fort Defiance is known for

Writers and artists are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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Everyone

Everyone else born in Fort Defiance

1 more, best known first.

SY

Stephanie Yellowhair

1976–2018

Navajo transgender activist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Defiance 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.