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Famous people · Roswell
Roswell, birthplace of Demi Moore and 36 more famous people
111 languages have an article about the American actress and producer Demi Moore. Second place goes to the American singer John Denver, third to Austin St. John. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 21 of them. With 15 leaders, the list holds 1.9 times the share found across U.S. towns.
Born here
37
notable people
Best known
Demi Moore
in 111 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
Peter Hurd
Youngest
1992
Nathan Schrimsher
Most common field
Politics & Law
15 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Roswell’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Roswell
Two of the three are performers.
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What Roswell is known for
Roswell has 1.9× the usual share of leaders.
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 Roswell’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 6.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicNotableScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Roswell
Another 34, 15 of them leaders.
Joe Skeen
1927–20031927-2003 American politician; namesake of a university library, a wildlife refuge visitor center, and a camping area
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Paul K. Carlton, Jr.
born 194617th Surgeon General of the United States Air Force
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Roswell home
One more notable person made the town home: Elizabeth Garrett.
Elizabeth Garrett
1885–19471885-1947 musician and songwriter , daughter of Pat Garrett
MusicWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roswell 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 (14)
- John Denver: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin St. John: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Graham: Russell Hirshon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doris Hill: Photoplay Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Skeen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerina Piller: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Schrimsher: U.S. Army, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Brookshier: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel R. Foley: Steve Terrell from Santa Fe, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Juan Guerrero Burciaga: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynn Di Nino: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul K. Carlton, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Guttman: Abraham20, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons