#1Famous people · Lakeview
10 famous people were born in Lakeview, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Rick Sanders, the Olympic wrestler from the United states, with articles in 13 languages. Only 22 of the 135 towns in Oregon with anyone on record list more. The biggest group are athletes: 4. Cobina Wright (1887) and Kayte Christensen (1980) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Rick Sanders
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1887
Cobina Wright
Youngest
1980
Kayte Christensen
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Lakeview
Rick Sanders, Chuck Mawhinney and Kayte Christensen are written about in 13, 8 and 8 languages.
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#2Military
Chuck Mawhinney
1949–2024Sniper for the United States Marine Corps
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Sports
Kayte Christensen
born 1980American basketball player and commentator
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Lakeview’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitaryFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lakeview is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 4 of them.
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 Lakeview
A further 7 follow, born between 1887 and 1942.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lakeview 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)
- Rick Sanders: UPI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Mawhinney: PFC Garrett White, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kayte Christensen: Agent Zwei at English Wikipedia (Original text: en:User:Agent Zwei), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cobina Wright: King Features Syndicate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Rooker: Kansas City Royals, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reub Long: The original uploader was Orygun at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons