#1Famous people · Whitefish
13 famous people come from Whitefish, Constance Towers the best known
The best known is the American actress Constance Towers, with articles in 21 languages. 6 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Only 8 of the 93 towns in Montana with anyone on record list more. The list runs from Gretchen Garber Billings, born in 1914, to Jake Sanderson, born in 2002.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Constance Towers
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Gretchen Garber Billings
Youngest
2002
Jake Sanderson
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Whitefish’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Whitefish’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Whitefish
Constance Towers has articles in 21 languages, Brent Weeks in 17 and Jake Sanderson in 15.
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A chosen home
Also called Whitefish home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Ryan Zinke the best known.
Ryan Zinke
born 196152nd United States Secretary of the Interior and U.S. Representative from Montana since 2023
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whitefish 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 (9)
- Constance Towers: Mike Andersen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brent Weeks: Dave Hogg from Royal Oak, MI, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Sanderson: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carolyn Squires: Montana Legislature, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Knopp: The Alaska Landmine, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross M. Lence: University of Houston Digital Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Zinke: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Spencer: Vas Panagiotopoulos, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy DeFranco: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons