#1Famous people · Grants Pass
Performers stand out among the 22 famous people born in Grants Pass
Ty Burrell, the American actor and comedian, is the most widely known, written about in 41 languages. Second and third on the list are David Anders and Bill Dellinger. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 12 of them. The list is still growing: 5 were born since 1970.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
Ty Burrell
in 41 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Ken Williams
Youngest
1997
Ryan McKenna
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Grants Pass’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Grants Pass is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Grants Pass’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 5 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Grants Pass
Ty Burrell leads with articles in 41 languages, ahead of David Anders (29) and Bill Dellinger (16).
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Everyone else born in Grants Pass
19 more, from 1890 to 1997.
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A chosen home
Also called Grants Pass home
One more notable person made the town home: Kit Culkin.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grants Pass 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)
- Ty Burrell: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Anders: David_Anders_2008.jpg: vagueonthehow derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Dellinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Wright: Keeshen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Saunders: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Williams: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thelma Parr: Mack Sennett Comedies, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kit Culkin: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons