#1Famous people · Washington
From 1831 to 1978, Washington was the birthplace of 11 famous people
The best known is the American actor Murray Hamilton, with articles in 23 languages. William Churchill deMille and Josephus Daniels follow. In the age of mills and railroads, 4 were born, the most of any period. 2 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Murray Hamilton
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1831
Daniel Gould Fowle
Youngest
1978
Dennis Mulder
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people
The best known
Born in Washington
Performers take two of the three places.
#1
#2Film, TV & Stage
William Churchill deMille
1878–1955American screenwriter and film director
21 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
Josephus Daniels
1862–1948American diplomat and newspaper editor
19 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Washington’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Film, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsBusinessScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Washington is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 2.9 times as common.
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
8 more names, born between 1831 and 1978.
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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 (6)
- Murray Hamilton: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Churchill deMille: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josephus Daniels: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Dimock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Gould Fowle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Tripp Ross: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons