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Famous people · Edmonds
Of the 19 famous people born in Edmonds, an unusual share are writers and artists
Most widely known is Andra Day, the American singer, with articles in 36 languages. The next two names are Martell Webster and Corey Kispert. More than half were born since 1970, 16 in all. For every 10,000 residents the town has 4.4, while at least half the towns in Washington list nobody born there.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Andra Day
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Guy Anderson
Youngest
2003
Sota Kitahara
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Edmonds’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Edmonds’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 10 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusicPolitics & LawBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Edmonds is known for
Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, 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 Edmonds
Languages with an article: 36 for Andra Day, 18 for Martell Webster, 17 for Corey Kispert.
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Everyone else born in Edmonds
16 more names, born between 1906 and 2003.
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A chosen home
Also called Edmonds home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 3 in all, led by Maria Cantwell.
Brian Baird
born 1956American psychologist, politician and university administrator
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3 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Edmonds 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 (8)
- Martell Webster: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corey Kispert: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Jennings: Philkon (Phil Konstantin), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marko Liias: CarlB104, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Scott Kimerer: dmgice, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Cantwell: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Baird: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom McGrath: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons