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Famous people · Layton
14 famous people were born in Layton, more of them athletes than in most towns
Christine Cavanaugh, the American voice actress, is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. Second place goes to the American basketball player John Collins, third to Benjamin Patch. The oldest name on the list belongs to Spencer Adams, born in 1898, the newest to Alyona Shchennikova, born in 2001. Most were born since 1970: 9 of them.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Christine Cavanaugh
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1898
Spencer Adams
Youngest
2001
Alyona Shchennikova
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Layton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Layton’s famous people were born
The 1990s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Layton is known for
Layton has 1.6× the usual share of athletes.
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 Layton
Languages with an article: 27 for Christine Cavanaugh, 20 for John Collins, 9 for Benjamin Patch.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Layton
11 more, from 1898 to 2001.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Layton home
One more notable person made the town home: J. Stuart Adams.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Kaysville has the most people on record, 7 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Layton 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 (10)
- John Collins: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Patch: Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Adams Dawson: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Ward: Tânia Rêgo/Agência Brasil, CC BY 3.0 br, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Blackmon: Benny.papenny, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Adams: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Coats: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Stuart Adams: Kirstenfrankly, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Bishop: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nolan Bushnell: Tech Cocktail, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons