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Famous people · Greeley
Of the 26 famous people born in Greeley, an unusual share are writers and artists
Amanda Peterson, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 26 languages. Second place goes to the American basketball player Jason Smith, third to Shane Carwin. The largest group, 13, was born between 1920 and 1969. 11 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
26
notable people
Best known
Amanda Peterson
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Miriam Gideon
Youngest
1999
Trey McBride
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Greeley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Greeley is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 2.3 times as common.
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 Greeley’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 6.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusicMilitaryBusinessScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Greeley
Counted by languages, Amanda Peterson is ahead of Jason Smith and Shane Carwin: 26, 22 and 18.
#2
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Greeley
23 more names, born between 1906 and 1999.
Gavin MacFadyen
1940–2016American investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Greeley home
Born elsewhere, James A. Michener lived here.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Windsor: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greeley 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 (8)
- Jason Smith: Jasonsmithsixers.JPG: The original uploader was Pmandawg88 at English Wikipedia. derivative work: Pacoperez6, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Carwin: The Doppelganger on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Musgrave: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maycee Barber: Maritza Sanchez, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trey McBride: Paul L Dineen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maggie Peterson: Rogers & Cowan, public relations, apparently for Ms. Peterson., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Michener: Robert Wilson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sophia Wilson: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons