#1Famous people · Bremerton
Of the 31 famous people born in Bremerton, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the American politician Mike Enzi, covered in 33 languages. Nathan Adrian is second and Ben Gibbard third. 21 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 6.9, while at least half the towns in Washington list nobody born there.
Born here
31
notable people
Best known
Mike Enzi
in 33 Wikipedia languages
First
1922
Andy Anderson
Youngest
1997
Taylor Emery
Most common field
Sports
18 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Bremerton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bremerton’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 7 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bremerton is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 times.
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 Bremerton
Mike Enzi, Nathan Adrian and Ben Gibbard are written about in 33, 31 and 23 languages.
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Everyone else born in Bremerton
28 more, 17 of them athletes.
John Michael Greer
born 1962American essayist, independent scholar, blogger, religious leader and writer
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Marc Wilson
born 1957All-American college football player, professional football player, quarterback, College Football Hall of Fame members
SportsWikipedia ↗
Benji Olson
born 1975All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman
SportsWikipedia ↗
Andy Anderson
1922–1982Professional baseball player and United States Army personnel
SportsWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Bremerton home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, L. Ron Hubbard the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with a name on record is Port Orchard.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bremerton 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 (9)
- Mike Enzi: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Adrian: Agência Brasil, CC BY 3.0 br, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Gibbard: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marvin Williams: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Holl: http://www#flickr#com/people/123734360@N08 Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma# from Finland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Smith: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Gates Sr.: Gates Foundation / Prashant Panjiar., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- L. Ron Hubbard: Adam Cuerden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madelaine Petsch: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons