#1Famous people · Kent
Athletes stand out among the 22 famous people born in Kent
Articles in 21 languages make the American biologist and blogger PZ Myers the best known. Most were born since 1970: 15 of them. From Ruby Hirose to Taylor Jones, the births on the list run from 1904 to 1993. Half or more of the towns in Washington have no one on record, but this one has 1.6 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
PZ Myers
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
Ruby Hirose
Youngest
1993
Taylor Jones
Most common field
Sports
15 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Kent’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Kent’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 10 people born in that decade.
SportsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Kent is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.9 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 Kent
First, PZ Myers (21 languages), then Courtney Vandersloot (15) and Jeff Dye (13).
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Everyone else born in Kent
19 more, 14 of them athletes.
Taylor Jones
born 1993Canadian professional baseball first baseman and outfielder born 1993
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A chosen home
Also called Kent home
One more notable person made the town home: Claudia Kauffman.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Renton’s, with 23.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kent 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 (15)
- PZ Myers: Larry Moran (Per e-mail to PZ Myers), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Courtney Vandersloot: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Dye: Michael Handley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cam Weaver: Warrenfish, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruby Hirose: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Corry: lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Bell Jr.: SD Dirk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Ellis: Jos @ FPS-Groningen from Ten Boer, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Abramson: Maxxoccupancy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bronson: AccountabilityGroup, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kai Ellis: IcE MaN from Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Mayne: Bryce Edwards on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach LaVine: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tally Hall: Marc W, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mariah Lee: John Shorten, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons