#1Famous people · Silverton
Most of the 9 famous people born in Silverton came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Donald Pettit, the American astronaut, with articles in 31 languages. Births span 1867 to 1972, from Homer Davenport to Scott Gragg. 4 of them are athletes, more than in any other field. For every 10,000 residents the town has 8.6, while at least half the towns in Oregon list nobody born there.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Donald Pettit
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Homer Davenport
Youngest
1972
Scott Gragg
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Silverton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Silverton’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 3 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Silverton
Languages with an article: 31 for Donald Pettit, 8 for Homer Davenport, 5 for Stu Rasmussen.
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#2Writing & Arts
Homer Davenport
1867–1912American political cartoonist and writer
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Silverton is known for
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Still to come: 6 more, from 1921 to 1972.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Silverton 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 (5)
- Donald Pettit: NASA Headquarters / NASA/Bill Ingalls, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Davenport: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Borrevik: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Komp: Oregon Dept. of Transportation (https://www.flickr.com/people/oregondot/), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Grier: SD Dirk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons