#1Famous people · Lenexa
6 famous people were born in Lenexa, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American professional wrestler Baron Corbin, covered in 29 languages. Second place goes to the association football player Sydney Miramontez, third to Drake Dunsmore. More than half were born since 1970, 5 in all. Births span 1966 to 1994, from Bob Fornelli to Sydney Miramontez.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Baron Corbin
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1966
Bob Fornelli
Youngest
1994
Sydney Miramontez
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Lenexa’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lenexa’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lenexa is known for
Lenexa has 1.9× the usual share of athletes.
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 Lenexa
The three are covered in 29, 4 and 3 languages: Baron Corbin, Sydney Miramontez and Drake Dunsmore.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Lenexa
A further 3 follow, born between 1966 and 1980.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Lenexa home
Born elsewhere, Paul Rudd lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Overland Park’s, with 32.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lenexa 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 (4)
- Baron Corbin: HHH Pedrigree, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eileen Horn: Kurtwfan13, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Fornelli: Corkythehornetfan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Besler: Frenchieinportland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons