#1Famous people · Wallace
13 famous people were born in Wallace, most of them between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American actress Lana Turner, covered in 65 languages. Bill Thomas and Doris Houck follow. From Maria Montana to Robert Nonini, the births on the list run from 1893 to 1954. Fewer than a quarter of the 88 towns in Idaho with famous people list more.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Lana Turner
in 65 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Maria Montana
Youngest
1954
Robert Nonini
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Wallace’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Wallace
Three names lead: Lana Turner (65 languages), Bill Thomas (11) and Doris Houck (6).
#1
#2Politics & Law
Bill Thomas
born 1941American politician from California
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Wallace’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
Film, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wallace is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 2.4 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Wallace
A further 10 follow, born between 1893 and 1954.
Mike Riley
born 1953American college football player, college football coach, professional football coach, CFL Grey Cup champion
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Michael Norell
1937–2023Screenwriter, actor, and executive producer from the United States
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Wallace home
One more notable person made the town home: Weldon B. Heyburn.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wallace 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 (6)
- Lana Turner: MGM, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doris Houck: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Riley: Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Norell: BassmanIII, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weldon B. Heyburn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons