#1Famous people · Susanville
Athletes stand out among the 10 famous people born in Susanville
At the top of the list is the American actor Frank Cady, covered in 16 languages. Mike Skinner, the American racing driver, comes second, with Jack Ellena third. 4 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to John Slater Partridge, born in 1870, the newest to Mitch Lively, born in 1985.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Frank Cady
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
John Slater Partridge
Youngest
1985
Mitch Lively
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Susanville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Susanville is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2 times.
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 Susanville’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Susanville
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1
#2JE#3
Everyone
Everyone else born in Susanville
7 more, from 1870 to 1985.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Susanville home
Born elsewhere, Benjamin Wade lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Susanville 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)
- Frank Cady: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Skinner: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Slater Partridge: The San Francisco Call, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan O'Callaghan: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Leach: WSU Marketing, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Duran: Joshin Yamada from Portland, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Wade: Success10, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons