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Famous people · Medford
Medford counts 33 famous people, first among them Jason James Richter
Articles in 21 languages make the American actor Jason James Richter the best known. Births since 1970 account for 14 of the names. The first birth on record is John Whedon’s, in 1905, and the last Jacob Melton’s, in 2000. Athletes make up the largest group, 15 of them.
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
Jason James Richter
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1905
John Whedon
Youngest
2000
Jacob Melton
Most common field
Sports
15 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Medford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Medford’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 5 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMusicNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Medford
Three names lead: Jason James Richter (21 languages), Kyle Singler (20) and Jonathan Stark (19).
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Known for
What Medford is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 15 people.
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 Medford
30 more, from 1905 to 2000.
Jennifer Murphy
born 1979American beauty pageant queen, reality television contestant and businesswoman
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A chosen home
Also called Medford home
Born elsewhere, Russell Myers lived here.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Central Point has the longest list next door: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Medford 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 (10)
- Kyle Singler: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Ryden: Paulwade at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vic Snyder: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Reinecke: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Lindstrom: Johnbtv, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Hale: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kellin Quinn: Bailey DeLong, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David B. Frohnmayer: William Beutler, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basil Wolverton: Basil Wolverton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tami Farrell: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons