#1Famous people · Sterling
4 famous people come from Sterling, Hilarie Burton the best known
At the top of the list is the American actress Hilarie Burton, covered in 44 languages. The American soccer player Bret Halsey ranks second, ahead of Billy King. The oldest name on the list belongs to Hannah Nokes, born in 1898, the newest to Bret Halsey, born in 2000. The biggest group are athletes: 2.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Hilarie Burton
in 44 Wikipedia languages
First
1898
Hannah Nokes
Youngest
2000
Bret Halsey
Most common field
Sports
2 people
What stands out about Sterling’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Sterling
Hilarie Burton has articles in 44 languages, Bret Halsey in 4 and Billy King in 3.
#1BH#2
#3Through the years
When Sterling’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 1.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Sterling is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
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 Sterling
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Ashburn’s, with 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sterling 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 (4)
- Hilarie Burton: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy King: The Chronicle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hannah Nokes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Fox: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons