#1Famous people · West Branch
6 famous people come from West Branch, Alex Rose the best known
Articles in 17 languages make the samoan athletics competitor Alex Rose the best known. The next two names are Joy Williams and Anthony Zettel. More than half were born since 1970, 4 in all. From Joel Sheltrown in 1947 to Anthony Zettel in 1992, the births cover 45 years.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Alex Rose
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1947
Joel Sheltrown
Youngest
1992
Anthony Zettel
Most common field
Sports
2 people
What stands out about West Branch’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When West Branch’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsNotableMusicWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in West Branch
Languages with an article: 17 for Alex Rose, 11 for Joy Williams, 3 for Anthony Zettel.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Branch 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)
- Alex Rose: The Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joy Williams: Photographed by Shane Adams *derivative work: – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Zettel: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Way: pinguino k from North Hollywood, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons