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Famous people · Boulder City

Boulder City is the birthplace of 7 famous people

Most widely known is Deanna Brooks, the American actor and model, with articles in 7 languages. Zane Grothe is second and Jennifer Lyon third. 3 were born in 1970 or later. The largest group, 4, was born between 1920 and 1969.

#1 best knownDeanna BrooksFilm, TV & Stage · born 1974
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Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Deanna Brooks
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1959
G. Murray Snow
Youngest
1992
Zane Grothe
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents

What stands out about Boulder City’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Boulder City’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 3.

The American centuryToday195020002050Deanna BrooksZane Grothe
Film, TV & StagePolitics & LawSportsNotableScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Boulder City

Performers take two of the three places.

Deanna Brooks#1
Film, TV & Stage

Deanna Brooks

born 1974

American actor and model

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Zane Grothe#2
Sports

Zane Grothe

born 1992

American swimmer

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JL#3
Film, TV & Stage

Jennifer Lyon

1972–2010

American reality show participant

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Boulder City is known for

The largest field is Film, TV & Stage, with 2 people.

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 Boulder City

Still to come: 4 more, from 1959 to 1964.

G. Murray Snow

G. Murray Snow

born 1959

United States federal judge

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
KS

Kevan M. Shokat

born 1964

American biochemist

RP

Richard Perkins

born 1961

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
AS

A. Lee Swindlehurst

born 1960

American professor of electrical engineering and computer science

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
A chosen home

Also called Boulder City home

Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Boulder City, though born elsewhere.

SM

Sue Manteris

born 1962

American journalist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Henderson has the most on record, with 19.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Boulder City 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.

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