#1Famous people · Burien
8 famous people from Burien, many of them athletes
At the top of the list is the American bicycle motocross rider Jill Kintner, covered in 17 languages. The next two names are Cris Lewis and Dave Upthegrove. The largest group, 6, was born since 1970. The earliest on the list is Dale Dorning, born in 1962, and the youngest Danny Robles, born in 2002.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Jill Kintner
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1962
Dale Dorning
Youngest
2002
Danny Robles
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Burien’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Burien’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Burien is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.1 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 Burien
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Everyone else born in Burien
Of the other 5, 4 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Burien home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Susan Buckner.
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Close by, Seattle counts 25 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burien 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 (5)
- Jill Kintner: Doma-w, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Upthegrove: Sound Transit Special Selection, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Buckner: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Gates: Bogdan Hoyaux / European Union, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tally Hall: Marc W, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons