#1Sports
Mary Wayte
born 1965American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, sports broadcaster
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Famous people · Mercer Island
Mercer Island counts 5 famous people, first among them Mary Wayte
With articles in 18 languages, Mary Wayte is the most widely known. Quin Snyder, the American basketball coach, comes second, with Katie Hall third. From Mike Shore to Katie Hall, the births on the list run from 1957 to 1987. The largest group, 3, was born between 1920 and 1969.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Mary Wayte
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1957
Mike Shore
Youngest
1987
Katie Hall
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
5
notable residents
What stands out about Mercer Island’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Mercer Island’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 2 births.
Sports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Mercer Island
The three best known are all athletes.
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Everyone else born in Mercer Island
2 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Mercer Island home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Mercer Island, though born elsewhere.
Paul Allen
1953–2018American businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Microsoft
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Bill Nye
born 1955American science educator, comedian, television host, actor, writer, scientist and mechanical engineer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mercer Island 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 (10)
- Mary Wayte: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Quin Snyder: Floridagal17, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Hall: Hoebele, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Allen: Miles Harris, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Nye: Montclair Film Festival, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jody Allen: Washington National Guard, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Bathum: LauraHale, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Sanger: Larry Sanger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Gates: Bogdan Hoyaux / European Union, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach LaVine: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons