#1Famous people · Nevada City
Nevada City’s famous people span 134 years: 7 births from 1864 to 1998
Most widely known is Tully Marshall, the American actor, with articles in 21 languages. Behind the leader come Alela Diane and Alexis Alford. 3 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Tully Marshall, the best known, was born in 1864.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Tully Marshall
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1864
Tully Marshall
Youngest
1998
Alexis Alford
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
2 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Nevada City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Nevada City’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 2 births.
Film, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawBusinessMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Nevada City
The three are covered in 21, 18 and 12 languages: Tully Marshall, Alela Diane and Alexis Alford.
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#3Writing & Arts
Alexis Alford
born 1998American traveler, photographer, and YouTuber; youngest person to travel to every country
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Known for
What Nevada City is known for
Share of Nevada City’s famous people in each field.
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Everyone else born in Nevada City
Here are 4 more, born from 1884 to 1980.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Nevada City home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight.
Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight
born 1953American Wikipedia editor, focused on closing its gender gap; Knight of Serbia
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nevada City 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 (5)
- Tully Marshall: Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alela Diane: Martijn van de Streek from The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexis Alford: Sean Kim, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Lane Englebright: Washington Press-Photo Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight: Rosiestep, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons