#1Famous people · Bonners Ferry
The 7 famous people born in Bonners Ferry, led by Claire Du Brey
Articles in 18 languages make the actress Claire Du Brey the best known. In the age of mills and railroads, 4 were born, the most of any period. Dick Arndt, born in 1944, is the youngest, and Mourning Dove, born in 1888, the first on record. The list comes to 26.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.4 in the typical town in Idaho.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Claire Du Brey
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Mourning Dove
Youngest
1944
Dick Arndt
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
2 people
The best known
Born in Bonners Ferry
Two of the three are performers.
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#3Through the years
When Bonners Ferry’s famous people were born
The 1890s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Film, TV & StageSportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bonners Ferry is known for
Performers are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Bonners Ferry
The other 4 span the years 1914 to 1944.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bonners Ferry 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 (3)
- Claire Du Brey: Nelson Evans (1889-1922), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rita La Roy: Film screenshot (Republic Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mourning Dove: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons