#1Famous people · Nampa
Of the 38 famous people born in Nampa, an unusual share are leaders
Best known of all is Ronee Blakley, written about in 32 languages. Second and third on the list are Steve Symms and Maria Sánchez. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 25 in all. Births since 1970 account for 8 of the names.
Born here
38
notable people
Best known
Ronee Blakley
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Fredrick Monroe Taylor
Youngest
1996
Maria Sánchez
Most common field
Politics & Law
18 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Nampa’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Nampa is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is business people, at 3.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Nampa’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 8.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageBusinessWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Nampa
First, Ronee Blakley (32 languages), then Steve Symms (16) and Maria Sánchez (12).
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#3Sports
Maria Sánchez
born 1996American-Mexican association football player
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Nampa
The rest number 35, with 17 leaders among them.
Dee O'Hara
born 1935American nurse, first aerospace nurse to NASA's first astronauts
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Nampa home
One more notable person made the town home: Curtis McKenzie.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Nampa.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nampa 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)
- Ronee Blakley: APA-Agency for the Performing Arts (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Symms: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Sánchez: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Davey Hamilton: Carey Akin from Manvel, Texas, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dee O'Hara: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bud Clark: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Gross: Seahawks_block_PAT.jpg: Jim Greenhill derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy J. Johnson: Norris.michaelj, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay A. Parry: CapZylo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Dent: NRCS Washington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John McGee: Tfboston1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peggy Fowler: Oregon Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Butch Otter: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons