#1Famous people · Pine Ridge
9 famous people come from Pine Ridge, Billy Mills the best known
Most widely known is Billy Mills, the American Olympic athlete, with articles in 28 languages. Arthur Amiotte and Bobby Robertson follow. 4 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Over 71 years of births, the list goes from Bobby Robertson (1917) to David Michaud (1988).
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Billy Mills
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1917
Bobby Robertson
Youngest
1988
David Michaud
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Pine Ridge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Pine Ridge’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Pine Ridge
Two of the three are athletes.
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#2Writing & Arts
Arthur Amiotte
born 1942Oglala Lakota painter, collage artist, author, and educator from South Dakota
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Known for
What Pine Ridge is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 3.3 times as common.
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 Pine Ridge
Another 6, the earliest born in 1948.
William "Hawk" Birdshead
born 1986Lakota activist working in the suicide prevention movement
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A chosen home
Also called Pine Ridge home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Red Cloud.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pine Ridge 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)
- Billy Mills: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Amiotte: Jorgensen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernie LaPointe: Shane Balkowitsch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William "Hawk" Birdshead: OK-DOC-393, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Cloud: John Karl Hillers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons