#1Famous people · Roseville
Roseville is the birthplace of 5 famous people
The best known is the American suffragette Emma Smith DeVoe, with articles in 9 languages. The next two names are Helen Nielsen and Hi West. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 3 of them. The list runs from Emma Smith DeVoe, born in 1848, to Larry Burright, born in 1937.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Emma Smith DeVoe
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1848
Emma Smith DeVoe
Youngest
1937
Larry Burright
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Roseville
Three names lead: Emma Smith DeVoe (9 languages), Helen Nielsen (9) and Hi West (3).
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Writing & Arts
Helen Nielsen
1918–2002American author and script writer
9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Roseville’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1840s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
SportsNotableWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Roseville is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Roseville
Here are 2 more, born from 1903 to 1937.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roseville 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 (3)
- Emma Smith DeVoe: James & Bushnell, Seattle (Photographer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hi West: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Burright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons