#1Film, TV & Stage
Twyla Tharp
born 1941American dancer and choreographer
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Famous people · Portland
13 famous people were born in Portland, more of them performers than in most towns
Most widely known is Twyla Tharp, the American dancer and choreographer, with articles in 29 languages. Second place goes to the American astronaut Kevin A. Ford, third to Leon Ames. Between 1920 and 1969, 6 were born, the most of any period. Elwood Haynes, born in 1857, is the earliest name and Casey Kenney, born in 1991, the latest.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Twyla Tharp
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1857
Elwood Haynes
Youngest
1991
Casey Kenney
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
4 people
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What Portland is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 3.3 times.
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The best known
Born in Portland
Twyla Tharp has articles in 29 languages, Kevin A. Ford in 24 and Leon Ames in 24.
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When Portland’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
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Still to come: 10 more, from 1857 to 1991.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Portland 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 (7)
- Twyla Tharp: Susan Sterner.〔The original uploader was Emerson7 at English Wikipedia.〕, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin A. Ford: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Ames: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elwood Haynes: Elwood_P._Haynes.jpg: unknown derivative work: 15versts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Wallace: Claus Michelfelder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. M. Adair: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Brewster: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons