#1Famous people · Overland Park
Performers stand out among the 32 famous people born in Overland Park
Articles in 30 languages make the American soccer player Matt Besler the best known. Most were born since 1970: 24 of them. The list runs from Elmo Gideon, born in 1924, to Tyler Freeman, born in 2003. For every 10,000 residents the town has 1.6, while at least half the towns in Kansas list nobody born there.
Born here
32
notable people
Best known
Matt Besler
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1924
Elmo Gideon
Youngest
2003
Tyler Freeman
Most common field
Sports
20 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Overland Park’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Overland Park’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 11 in all.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Overland Park is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2 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 Overland Park
Counted by languages, Matt Besler is ahead of Sarah Lancaster and Tom Kane: 30, 29 and 28.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Overland Park
A further 29 follow, born between 1924 and 2003.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Overland Park home
One more notable person made the town home: Carol Grow.
The town’s pick
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Famous people from the towns next door
Lenexa leads the towns around it, with 6 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Overland Park 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 (11)
- Matt Besler: Frenchieinportland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Lancaster: Moosemcghee at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren Lynn Bouseman: CyberGhostface, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Semi Ojeleye: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DaRon Holmes II: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Kander: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Gruenebaum: The original uploader was Late1 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will John: William Oluremi John, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baron Corbin: HHH Pedrigree, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joyce DiDonato: A MA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Plott: Kevin Chang for Team Liquid, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons