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Famous people · Oviedo
Of the 8 famous people born in Oviedo, an unusual share are athletes
Articles in 11 languages make the American actress Kayli Carter the best known. Ryan Carpenter, the American professional ice hockey player, comes second, with Jeff Driskel third. Most were born since 1970: 6 of them. From Eugene Gordon in 1891 to Slade Cecconi in 1999, the births cover 108 years.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Kayli Carter
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Eugene Gordon
Youngest
1999
Slade Cecconi
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Oviedo’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Oviedo’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 5.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Oviedo is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.1 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.
The best known
Born in Oviedo
Two of the three are athletes.
#2Sports
Ryan Carpenter
born 1991American professional ice hockey player
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Oviedo
5 more names, born between 1891 and 1999.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Oviedo home
One more notable person made the town home: Jenny Simpson.
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Around it, Winter Springs has the most people on record, 5 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oviedo 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)
- Ryan Carpenter: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Driskel: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal King: Cincinnati Reds, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenny Simpson: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Jones: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons