#1The 7 famous people born in Prineville, led by Bill Pearl
The best known is the American bodybuilder Bill Pearl, with articles in 14 languages. The actor Dan Gauthier ranks second, ahead of Charles Scriven. The largest group, 4, was born between 1920 and 1969. Born in 1925, Charles E. Wicks is the first name on record, and Bob Rosenstiel, born in 1974, the most recent.
What stands out about Prineville’s famous people
When Prineville’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Prineville
Bill Pearl has articles in 14 languages, Dan Gauthier in 10 and Charles Scriven in 3.
#1What Prineville is known for
Film, TV & Stage leads the fields, with 1 people.
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Everyone else born in Prineville
Here are 4 more, born from 1925 to 1974.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Prineville 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 (2)
- Bill Pearl: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Rosenstiel: Louis Briscese, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons