#1Famous people · Midvale
Don L. Lind tops a list of 7 famous people born in Midvale
Don L. Lind, the American astronaut, is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 4 in all. The earliest on the list is Curtis Shaw, born in 1888, and the youngest L. Alma Mansell, born in 1944. For every 10,000 residents there are 1.9 on the list, well above the typical Utah town’s 0.5.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Don L. Lind
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Curtis Shaw
Youngest
1944
L. Alma Mansell
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Midvale
By how many languages cover them, Don L. Lind comes first (23), then Dick Motta (15) and Kent Ryan (3).
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Through the years
When Midvale’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Midvale is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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 Midvale
Another 4, 2 of them leaders.
Carlos J. Anderson
1904–1978American painter, illustrator and graphic designer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Midvale 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 (6)
- Don L. Lind: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Motta: Chicago Bulls / NBA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Van Hixson: Utah National Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Coleman: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michele Vasconcelos: Jamie Smed from Cincinnati, Ohio, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Fullmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons