#1Famous people · Fort Lewis
Of the 14 famous people born in Fort Lewis, an unusual share are athletes
Articles in 11 languages make the American soccer player Michelle French the best known. The American politician Jim Turner ranks second, ahead of Jonathan Stewart. Since 1970, 7 were born, the most of any period. Born in 1940, David Fairrington is the first name on record, and Roy Miller, born in 1987, the most recent.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Michelle French
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1940
David Fairrington
Youngest
1987
Roy Miller
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Fort Lewis’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Fort Lewis’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 6 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fort Lewis is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.6 times the usual share.
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 Fort Lewis
Languages with an article: 11 for Michelle French, 9 for Jim Turner, 7 for Jonathan Stewart.
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Another 11, 6 of them athletes.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Lakewood has the most people on record, 8 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Lewis 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 (11)
- Michelle French: {{kevinwparker}}, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Turner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Stewart: original: U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. Leticia Samuels, North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs/Released North Carolina National Guardderivative: Diddykong1130, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurent Robinson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Edwards: Doug McWilliams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Miller: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall Edwards: Milwaukee Brewers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron R. Dean II: District of Columbia National Guard, 715th Public Affairs Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Fairrington: David Fairrington, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Muñoz: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jermaine Kearse: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons