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Famous people · Omak

Most of the 8 famous people born in Omak came into the world between 1920 and 1969

Sadie Maubet Bjornsen, the American cross-country skier, is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. Second and third on the list are Retta Scott and Chad Kellogg. The earliest on the list is Retta Scott, born in 1916, and the youngest Sadie Maubet Bjornsen, born in 1989. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names.

#1 best knownSadie Maubet BjornsenSports · born 1989
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Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Sadie Maubet Bjornsen
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1916
Retta Scott
Youngest
1989
Sadie Maubet Bjornsen
Most common field
Sports
3 people

What stands out about Omak’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Omak’s famous people were born

The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 3.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Don McCormackSadie Maubet Bjornsen
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Omak

Sadie Maubet Bjornsen, Retta Scott and Chad Kellogg are written about in 15, 6 and 3 languages.

Sadie Maubet Bjornsen#1
Sports

Sadie Maubet Bjornsen

born 1989

American cross-country skier

15 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RS#2
Writing & Arts

Retta Scott

1916–1990

American artist

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CK#3
Notable

Chad Kellogg

1971–2014

American mountaineer

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Omak is known for

The field with the most names is Sports: 3.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Omak

A further 5 follow, born between 1949 and 1956.

Don McCormack

Don McCormack

born 1955

American baseball player

BC

Benjamin E. Carpenter

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
JF

Joe Feddersen

born 1953

Colville artist and photographer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
MH

Marv Hagedorn

born 1956

American congressman in Idaho

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Okanogan counts 2 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Omak 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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