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Famous people · Belmont
5 famous people were born in Belmont from 1863 to 1994
Most widely known is Amaechi Igwe, the American professional soccer player, with articles in 8 languages. Behind the leader come Sidney Edward Mezes and Kody Wakasa. The largest group, 3, was born since 1970. More are athletes than anything else, 3 in all.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Amaechi Igwe
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1863
Sidney Edward Mezes
Youngest
1994
Kody Wakasa
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Belmont’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Belmont’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 2 births.
SportsNotableFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Belmont
Languages with an article: 8 for Amaechi Igwe, 6 for Sidney Edward Mezes, 3 for Kody Wakasa.
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Known for
What Belmont is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Belmont
2 more, from 1906 to 1981.
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A chosen home
Also called Belmont home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Belmont, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is San Mateo, at 48.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Belmont 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 (7)
- Sidney Edward Mezes: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christine Reid: Christine L. Reid Rock Climbing, 1939., CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guido van Rossum: Kushal Das, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Habib: Ph3 R.P. Fitzerald, Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Brady: Congressman Charlie Crist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Cardellini: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francesca Corbett: Gfcorbett, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons