#1Famous people · Littleton
30 famous people were born in Littleton, more of them athletes than in most towns
The best known is the American actor and singer Ross Lynch, with articles in 47 languages. The next two names are Dave Grusin and Mallory Swanson. More than half were born since 1970, 22 in all. For every 10,000 residents the town has 6.7, while at least half the towns in Colorado list nobody born there.
Born here
30
notable people
Best known
Ross Lynch
in 47 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
David Monas Maloney
Youngest
2009
Lily Dhawornvej
Most common field
Sports
18 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Littleton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Littleton’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 10 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsNotablePolitics & LawFaithBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Littleton
Counted by languages, Ross Lynch is ahead of Dave Grusin and Mallory Swanson: 47, 30 and 29.
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#2Music
Dave Grusin
born 1934American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist
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#3Known for
What Littleton is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Littleton
27 more, best known first.
Sheri S. Tepper
1929–2016American science fiction, horror and mystery novelist
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A chosen home
Also called Littleton home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Littleton, though born elsewhere.
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Close by, Denver counts 34 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Littleton 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 (14)
- Ross Lynch: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Grusin: https://www.flickr.com/people/andyi/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mallory Swanson: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riker Lynch: Paparazzo Presents, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rydel Funk (Lynch): Ana Rivas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Christopher Parker: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristen Hamilton: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Eyssimont: Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Keel: F. Vera | DailyHarrison.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Kupcho: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natosha Rogers: Whoisjohngalt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Fincher: Elen Nivrae from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Van Dyken: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madisen Beaty: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons