#1Famous people · Sherwood
3 famous people call Sherwood their birthplace
The best known is the American baseball player and coach Del Baker, with articles in 5 languages. Second place goes to the American motorcycle racer Chuck Sun, third to Glenn Olds. Next door, the list for Tualatin holds 5, Jordan Chiles first. The earliest on the list is Del Baker, born in 1892, and the youngest Chuck Sun, born in 1956.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Del Baker
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Del Baker
Youngest
1956
Chuck Sun
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Sherwood
Del Baker, Chuck Sun and Glenn Olds are written about in 5, 3 and 1 languages.
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#3Science & Medicine
Glenn Olds
1921–2006American academic administrator, government official and politician
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Known for
What Sherwood is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
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A chosen home
Also called Sherwood home
Born elsewhere, Larry George lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Tualatin, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sherwood 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 (3)
- Del Baker: Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. (ca. 1974 - 05/15/1984), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Olds: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Chiles: Ocoudis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons