#1Famous people · Great Falls
48 famous people were born in Great Falls, more of them leaders than in most towns
Articles in 20 languages make the American film producer Gerald R. Molen the best known. The next two names are William Roth and R. Gordon Wasson. 22 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The earliest on the list is Andrew Nelson, born in 1893, and the youngest Hannah Rose, born in 1995.
Born here
48
notable people
Best known
Gerald R. Molen
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Andrew Nelson
Youngest
1995
Hannah Rose
Most common field
Politics & Law
18 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Great Falls’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Great Falls’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 6 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMusicFaithMilitaryNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Great Falls is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.8 times as common.
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 Great Falls
Gerald R. Molen, William Roth and R. Gordon Wasson are written about in 20, 18 and 14 languages.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Great Falls
45 more, 17 of them leaders.
Irving Weissman
born 1939American professor of pathology and developmental biology
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Bill Wilson
born 1961Democratic Party member of the Montana House of Representatives
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Great Falls home
One more notable person made the town home: Trudi Schmidt.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, only Black Eagle has a name on its list.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Great Falls 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 (6)
- Gerald R. Molen: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Roth: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Coby Karl: Elemaki, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian MacDonald: M. B. Paul, photographer (Columbia Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Luddy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Mitchell: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons