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Famous people · Milwaukie
9 famous people were born in Milwaukie, more of them athletes than in most towns
The best known is the American actor Peter Cookson, with articles in 10 languages. More than half were born since 1970, 5 in all. The oldest name on the list belongs to Charlie Babb, born in 1873, the newest to Blake Brandel, born in 1997. Half or more of the towns in Oregon have no one on record, but this one has 4.2 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Peter Cookson
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
Charlie Babb
Youngest
1997
Blake Brandel
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Milwaukie’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Milwaukie’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 2 people born in that decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Milwaukie is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.9 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 Milwaukie
Athletes take two of the three places.
#2
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Milwaukie
A further 6 follow, born between 1873 and 1997.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Milwaukie home
Born elsewhere, Ella Higginson lived here.
The town’s pick
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Milwaukie.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Milwaukie 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 (9)
- Mike Bliss: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Wood: Tim Hipps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bella Bixby: Legoktm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cazzey Louis Cereghino: Riteshh19, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Babb: Colgan Gum Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Faine: Drew_Brees_pass_vs_Texans,_2007.jpg: Ed Schipul derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John P. Rusk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ella Higginson: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linus Pauling: Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons