#1Famous people · Cheney
4 famous people call Cheney their birthplace
Clarence D. Martin, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Second and third on the list are Dallas Lynn Peck and Robert Hungate. Over 43 years of births, the list goes from Clarence D. Martin (1886) to Dallas Lynn Peck (1929). For every 10,000 residents the town has 3.1, while at least half the towns in Washington list nobody born there.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Clarence D. Martin
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Clarence D. Martin
Youngest
1929
Dallas Lynn Peck
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Cheney
Three names lead: Clarence D. Martin (9 languages), Dallas Lynn Peck (2) and Robert Hungate (2).
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Notable
Robert Hungate
1906–2004Pioneer of anaerobic microbial ecology
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Through the years
When Cheney’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineNotableMilitary
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Known for
What Cheney is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 people.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Cheney
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cheney 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 (2)
- Clarence D. Martin: William Manto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dallas Lynn Peck: USGS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons