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Famous people · Bedford
Performers stand out among the 19 famous people born in Bedford
Most widely known is Cayden Boyd, the American actor, with articles in 23 languages. Jenna Boyd and Courtney Kupets follow. More than half were born since 1970, 19 in all. Born in 1974, Jenny Rowland is the first name on record, and Sara Grace Wallerstedt, born in 1999, the most recent.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Cayden Boyd
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1974
Jenny Rowland
Youngest
1999
Sara Grace Wallerstedt
Most common field
Sports
12 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Bedford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bedford’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 10.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bedford is known for
Performers stand out most, at 2.2 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Bedford
Performers take two of the three places.
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Everyone else born in Bedford
The rest number 16, with 12 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Bedford home
Born elsewhere, Jonathan Stickland lived here.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Euless, with 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bedford 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 (16)
- Courtney Kupets: David Thévenot, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyler Murray: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Swihart: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Keith: Bhedenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donnie Hart: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Woolard: Warrenfish, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Bowen: Edtills, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Chandler: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenny Rowland: University Athletic Association, Inc., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Vittatoe: Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Grace Wallerstedt: Themodelspotter, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evah Destruction: The Boulet Brothers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Tyner: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Stickland: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Shahi: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Witt Jr.: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons