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Famous people · Kentfield
Peter Woodring tops a list of 7 famous people born in Kentfield
At the top of the list is the American soccer player Peter Woodring, covered in 10 languages. The American actor Todd McKee ranks second, ahead of Cole Swensen. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 5 in all. Born in 1900, Adaline Kent is the first name on record, and Cooper Helfet, born in 1989, the most recent.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Peter Woodring
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1900
Adaline Kent
Youngest
1989
Cooper Helfet
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Kentfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Kentfield’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Kentfield
Three names lead: Peter Woodring (10 languages), Todd McKee (8) and Cole Swensen (5).
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#3Writing & Arts
Cole Swensen
born 1955Poet, translator, editor, professor
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Kentfield is known for
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Everyone else born in Kentfield
4 more, best known first.
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A chosen home
Also called Kentfield home
One more notable person made the town home: Gavin Newsom.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kentfield 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)
- Cole Swensen: Dheissler, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cooper Helfet: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian McCall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gavin Newsom: Charles Ommanney – Office of the Governor of California, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Duke: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eve Arden: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Curhan: Matt Hall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons