#1Famous people · Deadwood
16 famous people from Deadwood, many of them performers
Most widely known is Amy Hill, the American character actress, with articles in 21 languages. The largest group, 9, was born between 1920 and 1969. Craig Puki, born in 1957, is the youngest, and Granville Gaylord Bennett, born in 1883, the first on record. Only 6 of the 130 towns in South Dakota with anyone on record list more.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Amy Hill
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Granville Gaylord Bennett
Youngest
1957
Craig Puki
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
5 people
What stands out about Deadwood’s famous people
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What Deadwood is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 3.3 times as common.
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The best known
Born in Deadwood
The three are covered in 21, 19 and 14 languages: Amy Hill, Dorothy Provine and Alfred L. Werker.
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When Deadwood’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 5 births.
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Everyone else born in Deadwood
13 more, 5 of them athletes.
Ward Lambert
1888–1958American basketball player, coach, and administrator, baseball player and coach, American football player
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Granville Gaylord Bennett
1883–1975Bishop of Rhode Island; Bishop of Duluth; American Episcopalian bishop
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Deadwood 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 (7)
- Amy Hill: Nancy Wong, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Provine: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred L. Werker: Original photographer unknown., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ward Lambert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Thordsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Scott: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Miljan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons