#1Famous people · Renton
Of the 23 famous people born in Renton, an unusual share are athletes
The best known is the American basketball player Zach LaVine, with articles in 35 languages. The next two names are Sean Kinney and Ryan Malgarini. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 12 of them. 11 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
Zach LaVine
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1920
Karel Shook
Youngest
1995
Joshua Farris
Most common field
Sports
16 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Renton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Renton’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 5.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Renton is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Renton
The three are covered in 35, 25 and 24 languages: Zach LaVine, Sean Kinney and Ryan Malgarini.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Renton
The rest number 20, with 15 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Renton home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Renton, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Seattle has the longest list next door: 25.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Renton 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)
- Zach LaVine: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Young: Rcade at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allison Falk: Johnmaxmena2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Farris: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Gates: Bogdan Hoyaux / European Union, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- PZ Myers: Larry Moran (Per e-mail to PZ Myers), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Wayte: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herman Carl Andersen: Washington Press-Photo Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons