#1Famous people · Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d'Alene counts 21 famous people, first among them Sage Kotsenburg
Most widely known is Sage Kotsenburg, the American snowboarder, with articles in 26 languages. Luke Ridnour and Pappy Boyington follow. 9 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 7 of the names.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Sage Kotsenburg
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1900
John Vesser
Youngest
2000
Kyle Manzardo
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Coeur d'Alene’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Coeur d'Alene’s famous people were born
The 1910s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsBusinessNotableFilm, TV & StageMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Coeur d'Alene
By how many languages cover them, Sage Kotsenburg comes first (26), then Luke Ridnour (23) and Pappy Boyington (15).
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#3Military
Pappy Boyington
1912–1988United States Marine Corps aviator and Medal of Honor recipient
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Known for
What Coeur d'Alene is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 9 of them.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Coeur d'Alene
Another 18, 8 of them athletes.
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A chosen home
Also called Coeur d'Alene home
4 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Dennis Franz the best known.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Coeur d'Alene 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 (13)
- Sage Kotsenburg: Parke Brewer (VOA), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Ridnour: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pappy Boyington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrienne Dore: Photoplay Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anton Watson: Steve Cheng, Bruin Report Online, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Manzardo: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Von Ruden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Lee: Jpmizell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Loisel: U.S. Army staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Franz: Sergei ~ 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burt Rutan: Steve Paluch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Prangley: Пресс-служба Президента России, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Amador: KootenaiIndependent, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons