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Famous people · Lakeport
Of the 7 famous people born in Lakeport, an unusual share are athletes
Articles in 8 languages make the American basketball player Phil Jordon the best known. Close behind are Kevin Canty and Marla Ruzicka. The list runs from Frederick H. Reimers, born in 1889, to Ronnie Cruz, born in 1981. The largest group, 3, was born between 1920 and 1969.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Phil Jordon
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Frederick H. Reimers
Youngest
1981
Ronnie Cruz
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Lakeport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lakeport is known for
Lakeport has 1.6× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Lakeport’s famous people were born
The 1930s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lakeport
Counted by languages, Phil Jordon is ahead of Kevin Canty and Marla Ruzicka: 8, 4 and 4.
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Everyone else born in Lakeport
Another 4, the earliest born in 1889.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lakeport 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 (3)
- Kevin Canty: librairie mollat, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick H. Reimers: University of California Berkeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harlin Pool: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons