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Famous people · Seaside

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.

#2 best knownBetsy EbyWriting & Arts · born 1967
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Ken Carpenter
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
Dorothy Johansen
Youngest
1967
Betsy Eby
Most common field
Sports
3 people

What stands out about Seaside’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Seaside’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 2 births.

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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Seaside

Ken Carpenter, Betsy Eby and Dorothy Johansen are written about in 5, 3 and 3 languages.

KC#1
Sports

Ken Carpenter

1926–2011

American football player

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Betsy Eby#2
Writing & Arts

Betsy Eby

born 1967

American artist

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DJ#3
Writing & Arts

Dorothy Johansen

1904–1999

American historian

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What 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.

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Everyone else born in Seaside

Here are 3 more, born from 1909 to 1962.

MW

Mildred Stratton Wilson

1909–1973

American zoologist

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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.

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