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Famous 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.

#1 best knownClarence GilyardFilm, TV & Stage · 1955–2022
+10more
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.

The American centuryToday19502000Clarence GilyardMatt CedeñoPierson Fodé
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.

Clarence Gilyard#1
Film, TV & Stage

Clarence Gilyard

1955–2022

American actor

31 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Pierson Fodé#2
Film, TV & Stage

Pierson Fodé

born 1991

American actor and model

27 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Valkyrae#3
Film, TV & Stage

Valkyrae

born 1992

American video game streamer

17 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Moses Lake

Another 11, the earliest born in 1937.

Joseph J. Tyson

Joseph J. Tyson

born 1957

American Catholic prelate

Matt Cedeño

Matt Cedeño

born 1973

American actor and model

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
BW

Bryan Warrick

born 1959

American basketball player

JB

Jason Buck

born 1963

All-American college and professional football player

Star Parker

Star Parker

born 1956

Conservative activist and writer

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Ryan Doumit

Ryan Doumit

born 1981

Baseball player from the United States

TB

T. R. Bryden

born 1959

American baseball player

DW

Doug Wellsandt

born 1967

American football tight end

HH

Harold Hochstatter

born 1937

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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.

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