#1Famous people · Hurricane
Hurricane is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Articles in 6 languages make the American professional wrestler Don Leo Jonathan the best known. The American basketball player Herb Wilkinson ranks second, ahead of Oliver DeMille. The list comes to 1.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.5 in the typical town in Utah. The oldest name on the list belongs to Herb Wilkinson, born in 1923, the newest to W. Paul Reeve, born in 1968.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Don Leo Jonathan
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1923
Herb Wilkinson
Youngest
1968
W. Paul Reeve
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Hurricane
Don Leo Jonathan leads with articles in 6 languages, ahead of Herb Wilkinson (3) and Oliver DeMille (2).
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Through the years
When Hurricane’s famous people were born
Most were born between 1920 and 1969 (4); the busiest decade is the 1960s (2).
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hurricane is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hurricane
1 more, best known first.
The town’s pick
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hurricane 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 (2)
- Don Leo Jonathan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herb Wilkinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons