#1Famous people · Truckee
Athletes stand out among the 20 famous people born in Truckee
Most widely known is Stacey Cook, the American alpine skier, with articles in 15 languages. Second and third on the list are Travis Ganong and Bryce Bennett. 17 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Douglas Kelley (1912) and Abby Winterberger (2010) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Stacey Cook
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
Douglas Kelley
Youngest
2010
Abby Winterberger
Most common field
Sports
12 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Truckee’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Truckee’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 8.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMilitaryMusicPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Truckee is known for
Truckee has 1.7× 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.
The best known
Born in Truckee
The three are covered in 15, 15 and 14 languages: Stacey Cook, Travis Ganong and Bryce Bennett.
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Everyone else born in Truckee
Still to come: 17 more, from 1912 to 2010.
Douglas Kelley
1912–1958U.S. Army officer, psychiatrist, criminoligist, professor, author
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William Butler
born 1982American multi-instrumentalist and composer; member of the band Arcade Fire
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A chosen home
Also called Truckee home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Truckee, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Truckee 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 (11)
- Stacey Cook: Christian Jansky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryce Bennett: Dispe, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marco Sullivan: Castagna; the original work was uploaded by User:Dispe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- April Stewart: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Butler: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Kennedy: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Lalive: Christian Jansky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Westervelt: Sarah Deragon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Robert: Patkicksass, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. C. Sherritt: Mykcrawford, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alissa Bjerkhoel: Bob Ross, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons