#1Famous people · Leawood
4 famous people were born in Leawood
The best known is the StarCraft commentator Sean Plott, with articles in 8 languages. The actress Holley Fain ranks second, ahead of Ryan Raybould. Over 15 years of births, the list goes from Jeffrey L. Fisher (1971) to Sean Plott (1986). Performers make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Sean Plott
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1971
Jeffrey L. Fisher
Youngest
1986
Sean Plott
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Leawood
Performers take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Leawood’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 3 people born in that decade.
Film, TV & StageSportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Leawood is known for
Share of Leawood’s famous people in each field.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Leawood
1 more, best known first.
A chosen home
Also called Leawood home
One more notable person made the town home: Min Kao.
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Nearby, Kansas City has the most on record, with 36.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leawood 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 (5)
- Sean Plott: Kevin Chang for Team Liquid, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holley Fain: Wikichange123456789, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Asner: Terry Ballard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Besler: Frenchieinportland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joyce DiDonato: A MA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons