#1Writing & Arts
Dave Wolverton
1957–2022American speculative fiction writer
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Famous people · Springfield
7 famous people come from Springfield, Dave Wolverton the best known
Articles in 12 languages make the American speculative fiction writer Dave Wolverton the best known. The American basketball player Mercedes Russell ranks second, ahead of Adora Svitak. 5 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. From Hazen A. Brattain in 1864 to Adora Svitak in 1997, the births cover 133 years.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Dave Wolverton
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1864
Hazen A. Brattain
Youngest
1997
Adora Svitak
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Springfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Springfield’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Springfield
Dave Wolverton has articles in 12 languages, Mercedes Russell in 9 and Adora Svitak in 8.
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What Springfield is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 3 people.
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Everyone else born in Springfield
Another 4, the earliest born in 1864.
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A chosen home
Also called Springfield home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Ken Kesey.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Eugene lists the most people: 37.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springfield 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 (6)
- Dave Wolverton: Nihonjoe, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes Russell: SusanLesch, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adora Svitak: Myleen Hollero, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jetty Rae: Trekerboy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Kesey: Associated Students of the California Institute of Technology (ASCIT), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jodi Ann Paterson: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons