#1Famous people · Leavenworth
Soldiers and sailors stand out among the 41 famous people born in Leavenworth
Articles in 37 languages make the American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge the best known. Dean Potter, the American rock climber, comes second, with Doug Lamborn third. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 26 of them. Born in 1862, Eugene S. Benjamin is the first name on record, and Wayne Simien, born in 1983, the most recent.
Born here
41
notable people
Best known
Melissa Etheridge
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1862
Eugene S. Benjamin
Youngest
1983
Wayne Simien
Most common field
Politics & Law
11 people
What stands out about Leavenworth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Leavenworth is known for
Compared with the usual town, soldiers and sailors are the most over-represented field, at 2.7 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 Leavenworth
Ranked by languages covered: Melissa Etheridge with 37, then Dean Potter with 19 and Doug Lamborn with 16.
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#3Politics & Law
Doug Lamborn
born 1954U.S. Representative from Colorado
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Through the years
When Leavenworth’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1910s, with 7 people born in that decade.
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Everyone else born in Leavenworth
Of the other 38, 10 are leaders.
Charles N. Daniels
1878–1943American composer, occasional lyricist, and music publishing executive
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Eugene S. Benjamin
1862–1941BusinessWikipedia ↗
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Around it, Lansing has the most people on record, 3 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leavenworth 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 (17)
- Melissa Etheridge: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Potter: Filmfest St. Anton, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Lamborn: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Gould Davis: George Goethe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Simien: Elemaki, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Foster: Jcooper1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merrell Vories Hitotsuyanagi: Vories Academy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherwood Eddy: Pensées de Pascal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blanche Grant: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Read Anthony, Jr.: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nettie Craig Asberry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Sparks: Columbia Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Patterson Borland: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David C. Schilling: USAAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Davis: U.S. Military Academy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd Llewellyn Black: The Post-Register (Idaho Falls, ID), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Ranous Greever: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons