#1Famous people · Carson City
Mark Amodei tops a list of 14 famous people born in Carson City
At the top of the list is the American politician Mark Amodei, covered in 17 languages. Maurice E. McLoughlin, the US tennis player, comes second, with Lauren Woodland third. Births span 1864 to 1982, from James C. Needham to Leslie Bradshaw. Since 1970, 6 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Mark Amodei
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1864
James C. Needham
Youngest
1982
Leslie Bradshaw
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Carson City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Carson City’s famous people were born
The 1970s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawSportsNotableBusinessFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Carson City
Ranked by languages covered: Mark Amodei with 17, then Maurice E. McLoughlin with 17 and Lauren Woodland with 13.
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What Carson City is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.4 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Carson City
11 more names, born between 1864 and 1982.
Nancy Angelo
born 1953Organizational psychologist/formerly(performance/video artist)
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A chosen home
Also called Carson City home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, John Cradlebaugh the best known.
John Cradlebaugh
1819–1872Union United States Army officer, legislator, and district court justice
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carson 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.
Photo credits (8)
- Mark Amodei: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice E. McLoughlin: The Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Woodland: Lesley Bohm, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Namoff: Doug Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Needham: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Fletcher: Nathan Fletcher, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cradlebaugh: (not credited), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Hutchison: Sydney Martinez of Travel Nevada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons