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Famous people · Caldwell

19 famous people from Caldwell, many of them athletes

Articles in 28 languages make the American politician Butch Otter the best known. The largest group, 10, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Idaho, at 3.4. 6 of them were born since 1970.

#1 best knownButch OtterPolitics & Law · born 1942
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Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Butch Otter
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1887
Thomas C. Coffin
Youngest
1989
Shea McClellin
Most common field
Sports
12 people

What stands out about Caldwell’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Caldwell’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 4 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Butch OtterGary StevensShea McClellinDame DarcyThomas C. Coffin
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Caldwell is known for

Athletes stand out most, at 1.8 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 Caldwell

Butch Otter has articles in 28 languages, Gary Stevens in 8 and Renee Tenison in 7.

Butch Otter#1
Politics & Law

Butch Otter

born 1942

American politician

28 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Gary Stevens#2
Sports

Gary Stevens

born 1963

American jockey

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RT#3
Film, TV & Stage

Renee Tenison

born 1968

American model, actress and Playboy Playmate

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Caldwell

16 more, from 1887 to 1989.

Thomas C. Coffin

Thomas C. Coffin

1887–1934

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Cody Pickett

Cody Pickett

born 1980

American gridiron football player

Dame Darcy

Dame Darcy

born 1971

American cartoonist and musician

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Matt Bauscher

Matt Bauscher

born 1985

American basketball player

Shea McClellin

Shea McClellin

born 1989

American football player

SE

Shirley Englehorn

1940–2022

Professional golfer

DM

Dean McAdams

1917–1996

American football player

JW

Janie Ward-Engelking

American congresswoman in Idaho

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
MS

Melinda Smyser

born 1958

American congresswoman in Idaho

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
MG

Mike Garman

born 1949

American baseball player

RT

Randy Trautman

1960–2014

American football player

BH

Burdette Hess

1935–2012

American gridiron football player

FT

Fred Tilman

born 1945

American politician from Idaho

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Caldwell 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.

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