#1Famous people · Lakewood
32 famous people were born in Lakewood, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
Articles in 44 languages make the American soccer player and coach Brad Friedel the best known. The next two names are Katie Moon and Seán Patrick O'Malley. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 18 of them. Births since 1970 account for 6 of the names.
Born here
32
notable people
Best known
Brad Friedel
in 44 Wikipedia languages
First
1887
Gertrude Astor
Youngest
1995
Zach Mills
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Lakewood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lakewood is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 2.2 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 Lakewood
Brad Friedel, Katie Moon and Seán Patrick O'Malley are written about in 44, 32 and 31 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Lakewood’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 6.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicinePolitics & LawNotableFaithMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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29 more, best known first.
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The longest list nearby is Cleveland’s, with 31.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lakewood 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)
- Brad Friedel: James Boyes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Moon: Barrymyles, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Seán Patrick O'Malley: Scott Maentz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gertrude Astor: Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald A. Henderson: Wikifier at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert MacPherson: Katrin Breithaupt, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Hoyer: Erik Daniel Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Sullivan: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons