#1Famous people · Washington
Jack Wagner tops a list of 4 famous people born in Washington
At the top of the list is the American actor and singer Jack Wagner, covered in 23 languages. Second and third on the list are Kim Spalding and Elizabeth Seifert. Only 84 of the 389 towns in Missouri with anyone on record list more. Per head, the list is long: 2.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Missouri has 1.2.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Jack Wagner
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1887
Otto H. Thorman
Youngest
1959
Jack Wagner
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
2 people
The best known
Born in Washington
Performers take two of the three places.
#1
#2ES#3
Through the years
When Washington’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
Film, TV & StageWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Washington is known for
The field with the most names is Film, TV & Stage: 2.
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 Washington
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Washington 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 (2)
- Jack Wagner: Westerberg1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Spalding: Republic Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons