#1Famous people · Moses Lake
14 famous people were born in Moses Lake, more of them performers than in most towns
The best known is the American actor Clarence Gilyard, with articles in 31 languages. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 10 of them. The list is still growing: 4 were born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents the town has 5.4, while at least half the towns in Washington list nobody born there.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Clarence Gilyard
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1937
Harold Hochstatter
Youngest
1992
Valkyrae
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Moses Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Moses Lake is known for
Moses Lake has 3× the usual share of performers.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Moses Lake’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 7 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawFaithNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Moses Lake
Languages with an article: 31 for Clarence Gilyard, 27 for Pierson Fodé, 17 for Valkyrae.
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Everyone else born in Moses Lake
Another 11, the earliest born in 1937.
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A chosen home
Also called Moses Lake home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Moses Lake, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Moses Lake 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)
- Clarence Gilyard: Ren1man, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierson Fodé: adamrkay, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valkyrae: Gymshark, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph J. Tyson: Stomalia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Cedeño: Valder Beebe Show, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Star Parker: Chip.berlet, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Doumit: Joe Bielawa on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristine W: Fly Again Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons