#1Famous people · Paradise Valley
Athletes stand out among the 8 famous people born in Paradise Valley
Charles Brewer, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Second place goes to the American middle-distance runner Jessica Tonn, third to Katrina Carlson. The largest group, 5, was born since 1970. The oldest name on the list belongs to Jack Orman, born in 1901, the newest to Riggs Lennon, born in 1994.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Charles Brewer
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Jack Orman
Youngest
1994
Riggs Lennon
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
6
notable residents
What stands out about Paradise Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Paradise Valley’s famous people were born
The 1990s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Paradise Valley is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Paradise Valley
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Paradise Valley
Another 5, 4 of them athletes.
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A chosen home
Also called Paradise Valley home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 6 in all, led by Christian Yelich.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Paradise Valley 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 (6)
- Charles Brewer: Minda Haas on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Yelich: Sewageboy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Kendrick: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yvonne Lime Fedderson: NBC Television Audience Promotion, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derrick Hall: Wiki567hw, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brady Corbet: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons