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Famous people · Great Falls

7 famous people come from Great Falls, Paula Cale the best known

Most widely known is Paula Cale, the American actress, with articles in 11 languages. Kate Cordsen, the American photographer, comes second, with Ashley Iaconetti third. More than half were born since 1970, 6 in all. The first birth on record is Kate Cordsen’s, in 1964, and the last Jacob Labovitz’s, in 1998.

#2 best knownKate CordsenWriting & Arts · born 1964
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Paula Cale
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1964
Kate Cordsen
Youngest
1998
Jacob Labovitz
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents

What stands out about Great Falls’ famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Great Falls’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1990s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.

The American centuryToday195020002050Kate Cordsen
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Great Falls

Performers take two of the three places.

PC#1
Film, TV & Stage

Paula Cale

born 1970

American actress

11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Kate Cordsen#2
Writing & Arts

Kate Cordsen

born 1964

American photographer

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
AI#3
Film, TV & Stage

Ashley Iaconetti

born 1988

American television personality

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Great Falls is known for

3 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 Great Falls

Here are 4 more, born from 1975 to 1998.

JL

Jacob Labovitz

born 1998

American soccer player

JL

Jimmy Lange

born 1975

American professional boxer

A chosen home

Also called Great Falls home

Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Great Falls, though born elsewhere.

BB

Bruce Bartlett

born 1951

American historian

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
TB

Tony Blankley

1948–2012

American newspaper editor, author, commentator, and public relations firm executive

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Potomac has the longest list next door: 11.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Great Falls 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.

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