#1Famous people · Helena
Gary Cooper and 52 more famous people were born in Helena
The American actor Gary Cooper is written about in 97 languages. Myrna Loy, the American actress, comes second, with Dirk Benedict third. 26 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Performers are unusually common here: 10, 2 times the usual share.
Born here
53
notable people
Best known
Gary Cooper
in 97 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Tom Wilson
Youngest
1994
Sean O'Malley
Most common field
Politics & Law
19 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Helena’s famous people
Known worldwideGary Cooper has an article in 97 languages, more than anyone else from here.A town of performersAmong the 53 people born here, 10 are performers: 2 times the usual share.Still making namesSince 1950, 18 of them have been born here, the latest in 1994.53 notable peopleMore than most towns: 53 notable people were born in Helena.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Helena
First, Gary Cooper (97 languages), then Myrna Loy (49) and Dirk Benedict (31).
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What Helena is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Helena’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 8.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Helena
50 more, 19 of them leaders.
Dava Newman
born 1964Media Lab director and former Deputy Administrator of NASA
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Claude Gordon
1916–1996American trumpeter, band director, educator, lecturer, and author.
MusicWikipedia ↗
Clifton R. Merritt
1919–2008American wilderness protection and conservation activist
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Robert Farris-Olsen
US Democratic Party politician, from 2019 member of the Montana House of Representativesfrom the 79th district
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A chosen home
Also called Helena home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by L. Ron Hubbard.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Helena 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 (16)
- Gary Cooper: Warner Bros., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myrna Loy: George Hurrell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dirk Benedict: Niccolò Caranti, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Baucus: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean O'Malley: Musicmakestheworldgoround, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Brock: Michael Morel from Barcelona, Spain, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolette Larson: MCA Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Wilson: Charlie Chaplin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dava Newman: Bill Ingalls, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Holter: CardioNetworks: Googletrans, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dink Templeton: Julian P. Graham, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Freeman: photographer-Garbo, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Patrick Williams: not provided, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- L. Ron Hubbard: Adam Cuerden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen E. Ambrose: Jim Wallace (Smithsonian Institution), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herb Plews: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons