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Famous people · Maplewood
The 5 famous people born in Maplewood, led by Amy Peterson
The best known is the American short track speed skater Amy Peterson, with articles in 14 languages. Jim O'Brien, the American ice hockey player, comes second, with Zach Thomas third. Most were born since 1970: 5 of them. Over 32 years of births, the list goes from Amy Peterson (1971) to Devin Padelford (2003).
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Amy Peterson
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1971
Amy Peterson
Youngest
2003
Devin Padelford
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Maplewood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Maplewood’s famous people were born
The 1990s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Sports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Maplewood
The three best known are all athletes.
#2
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Maplewood
2 more names, born between 1992 and 2003.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Maplewood home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Maplewood, though born elsewhere.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is St. Paul, at 32.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Maplewood 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)
- Jim O'Brien: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Thomas: Rikster2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Devin Padelford: u/reepers_hellcat, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Reed: Tricia Hall on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nora Slawik: Svogel24, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: Nickolas Muray, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moose Goheen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Stecklein: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephanie Anderson: Brentcizek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hannah Brandt: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maggie Nichols: Alessandro Gamberi, CC BY-SA 3.0 it, Wikimedia Commons