#1Famous people · Orange City
Orange City counts 12 famous people, first among them Nick Collison
Nick Collison, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. Second and third on the list are Dennis Muilenburg and James Kennedy. 6 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 4 of the names.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Nick Collison
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1897
Marguerite Cole
Youngest
1994
Daniel Jansen
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Orange City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Orange City’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawBusinessWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Orange City
Three names lead: Nick Collison (24 languages), Dennis Muilenburg (11) and James Kennedy (8).
#1
#2Business
Dennis Muilenburg
born 1964American businessman, and former president, chairman, and chief executive officer of The Boeing Company
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#3Known for
What Orange City is known for
5 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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 Orange City
A further 9 follow, born between 1897 and 1994.
Wendell L. Roelofs
born 1938Developed insect sex attractants for agricultural pest control
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Alton has the most on record: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orange City 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)
- Nick Collison: J.smith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Muilenburg: Hawaii Air National Guard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Kennedy: James en Simone Kennedy, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Visser: Emporia State University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert H. Schuller: Hour of Power NL, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons