#1Famous people · Sparks
12 famous people from Sparks, many of them athletes
Most widely known is Mädchen Amick, the American actress, with articles in 39 languages. Jim Gibbons and Gabby Williams follow. More than half were born since 1970, 9 in all. Only 2 towns in Nevada list more.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Mädchen Amick
in 39 Wikipedia languages
First
1924
Lloyd Butler
Youngest
1998
Carson McCusker
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Sparks’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Sparks’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 6 of the births charted here.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Sparks is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Sparks
Three names lead: Mädchen Amick (39 languages), Jim Gibbons (22) and Gabby Williams (18).
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Everyone else born in Sparks
Still to come: 9 more, from 1924 to 1998.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sparks 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)
- Mädchen Amick: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Gibbons: Congressional Pictorial Directory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. J. Bell: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carson McCusker: Minda Haas Kuhlmann, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amadour: DustyLosAngeles, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Roberts: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons