#1Famous people · Vail
11 famous people were born in Vail, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin, covered in 50 languages. Second and third on the list are Jaelin Kauf and Elizabeth Lemley. Most were born since 1970: 9 of them. Half or more of the towns in Colorado have no one on record, but this one has 23.8 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Mikaela Shiffrin
in 50 Wikipedia languages
First
1967
Buddy Lazier
Youngest
2006
Elizabeth Lemley
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Vail’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Vail’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 3 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Vail is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes 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.
The best known
Born in Vail
All three are athletes.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Vail
8 more, 6 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Vail home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Vail, though born elsewhere.
Larry Fink
born 1952American Billionaire Business Person and Board Member, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vail 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)
- Mikaela Shiffrin: Manfred Werner (Tsui), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaelin Kauf: Stephen LaBonte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Lemley: Stephen LaBonte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Lazier: Manningmbd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerry Donovan: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Fink: Kena Betancur/European Commission, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons