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Famous people · Ganado
Writers and artists stand out among the 10 famous people born in Ganado
Brett Helquist, the American artist, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. The Catholic bishop James S. Wall ranks second, ahead of Albert Hale. The largest group, 7, was born between 1920 and 1969. From Grace Henderson Nez in 1913 to Matthew Kirk in 1978, the births cover 65 years.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Brett Helquist
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1913
Grace Henderson Nez
Youngest
1978
Matthew Kirk
Most common field
Writing & Arts
6 people
What stands out about Ganado’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Ganado is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 5.9 times.
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 Ganado’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 3 births.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ganado
Brett Helquist, James S. Wall and Albert Hale are written about in 10, 9 and 8 languages.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Ganado
7 more, 5 of them writers and artists.
Elizabeth Woody
born 1959Navajo/Wasco/Warm Springs/Yakama artist, poet, author, and educator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ganado 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 (4)
- James S. Wall: Diocese of Gallup, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Henderson Nez: Tom Pich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melanie Yazzie: Sgtsf2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Myron Lizer: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons