#1Famous people · Lafayette
Of the 6 famous people born in Lafayette, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is Charles Frederick Tickner, the American figure skater, with articles in 13 languages. The American fencer Doris Willette ranks second, ahead of Steve Rapp. Born in 1942, Rick Cronk is the first name on record, and Doris Willette, born in 1988, the most recent. 3 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Charles Frederick Tickner
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1942
Rick Cronk
Youngest
1988
Doris Willette
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Lafayette’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lafayette’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lafayette is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.9 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 Lafayette
Two of the three are athletes.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Lafayette
Of the other 3, 2 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Lafayette home
4 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Wayne Ferreira the best known.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Walnut Creek, at 48.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lafayette 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)
- Charles Frederick Tickner: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Ferreira: Maartmeester, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Aaker: Bader Howar, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Sassano: West Point Public Affairs, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons