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Famous people · Sun Valley

7 famous people were born in Sun Valley, more of them athletes than in most towns

Dree Hemingway, the American model and actress, is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. Close behind are Joe Cannon and Marianna Davis. Since 1970, 5 were born, the most of any period. From Susan Patterson in 1955 to Dree Hemingway in 1987, the births cover 32 years.

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notable people
Best known
Dree Hemingway
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1955
Susan Patterson
Youngest
1987
Dree Hemingway
Most common field
Sports
5 people

What stands out about Sun Valley’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Sun Valley’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 3 births.

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

Known for

What Sun Valley is known for

Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2 times.

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 Sun Valley

Counted by languages, Dree Hemingway is ahead of Joe Cannon and Marianna Davis: 23, 16 and 12.

Dree Hemingway#1
Film, TV & Stage

Dree Hemingway

born 1987

American model and actress

23 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JC#2
Sports

Joe Cannon

born 1975

American soccer player

16 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
MD#3
Sports

Marianna Davis

born 1972

American Paralympic cyclist

12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Sun Valley

The rest number 4, with 3 athletes among them.

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Maria Maricich

born 1961

American alpine skier

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Susan Patterson

born 1955

American alpine skier

Isabella Boylston

Isabella Boylston

born 1986

American ballet dancer

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The best known from each town bordering Sun Valley.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sun Valley 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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