#1Famous people · Chehalis
10 famous people were born in Chehalis, more of them leaders than in most towns
Articles in 21 languages make the American musician Ralph Towner the best known. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 6 of them. The oldest name on the list belongs to Vean Gregg, born in 1885, the newest to Andrew Barkis, born in 1968. Half or more of the towns in Washington have no one on record, but this one has 13.2 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Ralph Towner
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
Vean Gregg
Youngest
1968
Andrew Barkis
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Chehalis’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Chehalis is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.9 times as common.
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 Chehalis
Three names lead: Ralph Towner (21 languages), Olive McKean (14) and Seton I. Miller (14).
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#2Sports
Olive McKean
1915–2006American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, coach
14 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
SM#3
Film, TV & Stage
Seton I. Miller
1902–1974American screenwriter, film producer
14 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Chehalis’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1910s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicFilm, TV & Stage
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Chehalis
7 more, 4 of them leaders.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Centralia’s, with 16.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chehalis 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)
- Ralph Towner: BjørnN, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive McKean: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Christen: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vean Gregg: Eskenazi Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merce Cunningham: Floor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons