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Famous people · Garden City

Most of the 9 famous people born in Garden City came into the world between 1920 and 1969

Best known of all is John C. Maxwell, written about in 20 languages. The American baseball player Tom Davey ranks second, ahead of Rusty Day. The first birth on record is Rusty Day’s, in 1945, and the last Daniel Passino’s, in 1995. 2 were born in 1970 or later.

#1 best knownJohn C. MaxwellWriting & Arts · born 1947
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Born here
9
notable people
Best known
John C. Maxwell
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1945
Rusty Day
Youngest
1995
Daniel Passino
Most common field
Sports
3 people

What stands out about Garden City’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Garden City’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 4.

The American centuryToday19502000John C. MaxwellTom Davey
SportsMusicWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Garden City

Three names lead: John C. Maxwell (20 languages), Tom Davey (5) and Rusty Day (4).

John C. Maxwell#1
Writing & Arts

John C. Maxwell

born 1947

American author, speaker and neopentecostal pastor

20 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Tom Davey#2
Sports

Tom Davey

born 1973

American baseball player

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Rusty Day#3
Music

Rusty Day

1945–1982

American singer

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Garden City is known for

Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 6.1 times.

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 Garden City

Here are 6 more, born from 1953 to 1995.

TR

Tommy Reasoner

born 1967

American soccer player

JW

John J. Walsh

born 1962

American politician and businessman from Michigan

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
DP

Daniel Passino

born 1995

American singer and songwriter

MM

Michael J. Maker

born 1969

American horse trainer

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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Westland’s, at 4 names.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Garden City 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.

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