#1Famous people · Stillwater
24 famous people from Stillwater, many of them athletes
At the top of the list is the American actor James Marsden, covered in 60 languages. The list is still growing: 10 were born since 1970. Ormond Robbins (1910) and Rokas Pukštas (2004) mark the two ends of the list. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4.9, close to the 6.2 of the typical Oklahoma town.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
James Marsden
in 60 Wikipedia languages
First
1910
Ormond Robbins
Youngest
2004
Rokas Pukštas
Most common field
Sports
13 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Stillwater’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Stillwater
First, James Marsden (60 languages), then Tyson Ritter (19) and Matt Holliday (16).
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Matt Holliday
born 1980American professional baseball player, outfielder
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Through the years
When Stillwater’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 5 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicScience & MedicineWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Stillwater is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.5 times.
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 Stillwater
21 more, from 1910 to 2004.
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A chosen home
Also called Stillwater home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Viktor Hovland.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stillwater 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)
- James Marsden: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyson Ritter: Joel Telling from Snohomish, Washington, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Holliday: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Cline: House Creative Services, Nate Payne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Roberts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Jaco: Schmid, Renate, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons