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Famous people · Goldendale

Goldendale’s famous people span 110 years: 6 births from 1894 to 2004

The best known is the American football player Colston Loveland, with articles in 7 languages. Second and third on the list are Alan W. Jones and James Ronald Warren. Between 1920 and 1969, 3 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in Washington have no one on record, but this one has 17.2 for every 10,000 residents.

#1 best knownColston LovelandSports · born 2004
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Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Colston Loveland
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Alan W. Jones
Youngest
2004
Colston Loveland
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Goldendale

Colston Loveland leads with articles in 7 languages, ahead of Alan W. Jones (4) and James Ronald Warren (3).

Colston Loveland#1
Sports

Colston Loveland

born 2004

American football player

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Alan W. Jones#2
Military

Alan W. Jones

1894–1969

US Army major general

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JW#3
Writing & Arts

James Ronald Warren

1925–2012

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Goldendale’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Alan W. JonesColston Loveland
SportsMilitaryWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Goldendale is known for

The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Goldendale

Still to come: 3 more, from 1907 to 1949.

BB

Bill C. Bellamy

born 1949

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
WJ

Walter Carl Wann, Jr.

1921–1942

American soldier; recipient of the Silver Star

PL

Porter Lainhart

1907–1991

American football player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Goldendale 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.

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