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Famous people · Arvada
Athletes stand out among the 12 famous people born in Arvada
Articles in 5 languages make the American soccer player Erika Sutton the best known. Lindsay Brewer, the American racing driver, comes second, with Brian Lee third. Since 1970, 8 were born, the most of any period. From Alice Van-Springsteen to Lindsay Brewer, the births on the list run from 1918 to 1997.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Erika Sutton
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1918
Alice Van-Springsteen
Youngest
1997
Lindsay Brewer
Most common field
Sports
12 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Arvada’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Arvada’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 4.
Sports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Arvada
Erika Sutton has articles in 5 languages, Lindsay Brewer in 5 and Brian Lee in 3.
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Sports
Brian Lee
born 1975All-American football player, defensive back
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Arvada
Another 9, 9 of them athletes.
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A chosen home
Also called Arvada home
One more notable person made the town home: Christina Schwab.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arvada 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 (6)
- Lindsay Brewer: Web Summit, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Klatt: CFB ON FOX, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Skipper: DMC511, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Carelli: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Dominick: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lars Sullivan: Shared Account, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons