#1Famous people · Thornton
6 famous people were born in Thornton, more of them athletes than in most towns
The best known is the American soccer player Nikki Marshall, with articles in 7 languages. The largest group, 5, was born since 1970. The oldest name on the list belongs to Edward Casso, born in 1948, the newest to Josh Bredl, born in 1991. Half or more of the towns in Colorado have no one on record, but this one has 0.4 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Nikki Marshall
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1948
Edward Casso
Youngest
1991
Josh Bredl
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Thornton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Thornton’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Thornton is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.3 times.
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 Thornton
Two of the three are athletes.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Thornton
A further 3 follow, born between 1971 and 1981.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Thornton home
One more notable person made the town home: Beth Martinez Humenik.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Thornton.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thornton 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 (5)
- Nikki Marshall: Hmlarson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Martinez Humenik: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lars Sullivan: Shared Account, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin Duffy: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominick Moreno: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons