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Famous people · Port Angeles
Of the 13 famous people born in Port Angeles, an unusual share are leaders
Most widely known is John Elway, the American football player and executive, with articles in 27 languages. The next two names are Derek Kilmer and Tess Gallagher. The largest group, 8, was born between 1920 and 1969. Births since 1970 account for 5 of the names.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
John Elway
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1927
Robert Hopkins Miller
Youngest
1998
Jaquori McLaughlin
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Port Angeles’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Port Angeles is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
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 Port Angeles’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Port Angeles
The three are covered in 27, 13 and 9 languages: John Elway, Derek Kilmer and Tess Gallagher.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Port Angeles
Another 10, the earliest born in 1927.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Port Angeles 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 (4)
- Derek Kilmer: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaquori McLaughlin: Steve Cheng, Bruin Report Online, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Hunt: Davehunt40, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnie Roblan: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons