6 famous people were born in Seaside
Articles in 5 languages make the American football player Ken Carpenter the best known. Betsy Eby and Dorothy Johansen follow. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in Oregon have no one on record, but this one has 8.3 for every 10,000 residents.

What stands out about Seaside’s famous people
When Seaside’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 2 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Seaside
Ken Carpenter, Betsy Eby and Dorothy Johansen are written about in 5, 3 and 3 languages.
#2What Seaside is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Seaside
Here are 3 more, born from 1909 to 1962.
No one matches both filters.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Seaside 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 (1)
- Betsy Eby: BetsyEby, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons