#1Famous people · Ferndale
6 famous people were born in Ferndale
Articles in 14 languages make the American actor Frank Ferguson the best known. The next two names are Donald H. Clausen and Edward L. Wilson. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 4 of them. Sam Dungan (1866) and Edward L. Wilson (1931) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Frank Ferguson
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
Sam Dungan
Youngest
1931
Edward L. Wilson
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Ferndale
Languages with an article: 14 for Frank Ferguson, 7 for Donald H. Clausen, 4 for Edward L. Wilson.
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Through the years
When Ferndale’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1890s, with 2 people born in that decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ferndale is known for
Share of Ferndale’s famous people in each field.
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 Ferndale
The rest number 3, with 2 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Ferndale home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Ferndale, though born elsewhere.
Bobby Clark
1944–2021American actor; Child actor in the 1950s and early 1960s
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ferndale 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)
- Frank Ferguson: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald H. Clausen: U.S. House of Representatives Official Portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Len Casanova: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Fieri: Senator Rubio staff member, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons