#1Famous people · Lakewood
Athletes stand out among the 30 famous people born in Lakewood
The best known is the American racing cyclist Greg LeMond, with articles in 38 languages. Kyle Korver and Ryan Eggold follow. More than half were born since 1970, 23 in all. From D. J. Waldie to Jalen Neal, the births on the list run from 1948 to 2003.
Born here
30
notable people
Best known
Greg LeMond
in 38 Wikipedia languages
First
1948
D. J. Waldie
Youngest
2003
Jalen Neal
Most common field
Sports
23 people
What stands out about Lakewood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lakewood’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 13 in all.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lakewood is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.2 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 Lakewood
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1
#2
#3Film, TV & Stage
Ryan Eggold
born 1984American actor, musician and singer
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Lakewood
Still to come: 27 more, from 1948 to 2003.
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Of the towns around it, Long Beach has the most on record: 53.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lakewood 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 (18)
- Greg LeMond: MollySVH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Korver: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Eggold: Kristin Dos Santos, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Lotman: Zorro2212, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristen Mann: Hegor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryton James: Frantogian, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Khris Davis: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Crosby: User Jlaff on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donnie Murphy: MissChatter on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristoffer Cusick: Melesse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Burton: DMC511, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Adamson: Barry Stahl on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- D. J. Waldie: Proarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwayne Washington: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Cage: Moritz Barcelona from Barcelona, Catalunya, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morris Chestnut: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiger Woods: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lamb: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons