#1Writing & Arts
David Korten
born 1937Writer, economic adviser, sustainability advocate
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Famous people · Longview
Most of the 19 famous people born in Longview came into the world between 1920 and 1969
David Korten leads the list, covered in 11 languages. Close behind are Jeff Stork and Charles Peterson. From Wes Stock to Lisa Sari, the births on the list run from 1934 to 1984. Only 19 of the 203 towns in Washington with anyone on record list more.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
David Korten
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1934
Wes Stock
Youngest
1984
Lisa Sari
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Longview’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Longview’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 6 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Longview
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
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What Longview is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Longview
Another 16, 9 of them athletes.
Eric Castle
born 1970Lebanon Union High School standout football and basketball star.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Longview 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)
- David Korten: Joost van der Borg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Peterson: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Bailey: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Sweet: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Stock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Tanzer: Oregon Secretary of State, distributed to voters without a copyright notice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kymberly Evanson: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Lloyd: MGoBlog, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons