Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Jerry Moran
in 29 Wikipedia languages
Youngest
1993
Tory Marie Arnberger
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Great Bend’s famous people ★ What stands out · Through the years When Great Bend’s famous people were born No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 6.
Mills & railroads The American century Today 1900 1950 2000 Karrin Allyson Jerry Moran Tory Marie Arnberger Roy Stryker Politics & Law Sports Music Notable Writing & Arts Military Science & Medicine Film, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known Born in Great Bend Jerry Moran leads with articles in 29 languages, ahead of Karrin Allyson (13) and Roy Stryker (12).
#1 Politics & Law Jerry Moran born 1954 United States Senator from Kansas
#2 Music Karrin Allyson born 1963 American jazz vocalist
#3 Writing & Arts Roy Stryker 1893–1975 American photographer
Known for What Great Bend is known for Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.4 times as common.
Politics & Law 6 people 30%1.4× usual Sports 6 people 30%about usual Music 2 people 10%1.8× usual Notable 2 people 10% Writing & Arts 1 person 5%below usual Military 1 person 5%1.4× usual Science & Medicine 1 person 5%about usual Film, TV & Stage 1 person 5%below usual 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 Great Bend A further 17 follow, born between 1918 and 1993.
All · 17 Politics & Law · 5 Military · 1 Sports · 6 Music · 1 Film, TV & Stage · 1 Science & Medicine · 1 Notable · 2
Any time Mills & railroads · 1 The American century · 12 Today · 3
Scott Schwab born 1972 Secretary of State of Kansas
Ty Cobb born 1950 American lawyer
DJ Damian Johnson born 1962 American football player
MR Monte Robbins born 1964 Player of American football
Tory Marie Arnberger born 1993 American politician
Gregory J. Slavonic born 1949 American Navy official and retired admiral
JD Jim Denning born 1956 American politician
JB Joan Bondurant 1918–2006 American political scientist and spy
LH Linda Hargrove born 1950 WNBA coach
Nicholas Barton born 1983 American filmmaker
SC Steve Crosby born 1950 American football player and coach
Curtis Hammeke American university sports administrator and college baseball player and coach
JP Jim Parrish born 1946 American politician
JB Jimmy Brown 1926–2006 American trumpeter, saxophonist and singer
JK John R. Keennan 1940–2015 American baseball scout
RK Rod Keenan born 1968 American fashion designer
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Did you grow up with someone famous from Great Bend? → Who should be on this list but isn’t? → From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Great Bend 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 (10) Jerry Moran: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Karrin Allyson: Tom Beetz @ http://home.hetnet.nl/~tbeetz/index.html, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Roy Stryker: Russell Lee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Scott Schwab: SomethingDifferentKC, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Ty Cobb: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Tory Marie Arnberger: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Gregory J. Slavonic: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Kent Weiser: EmporiaState, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Nicholas Barton: NewtonStorm, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Curtis Hammeke: Mitch Weber, Fort Hays State University Digital Imaging Specialist, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons