#1Famous people · Ridgefield
2 famous people come from Ridgefield, Phil Spencer the best known
Most widely known is Phil Spencer, the American business executive, with articles in 17 languages. The other is W. E. Carty, the American politician. Born in 1894, W. E. Carty is the first name on record, and Phil Spencer, born in 1968, the most recent. 205 of the towns in Washington list at least one person.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Phil Spencer
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
W. E. Carty
Youngest
1968
Phil Spencer
Most common field
Business
1 people
The best known
Born in Ridgefield
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ridgefield 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 (2)
- Phil Spencer: eVRydayVR, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- W. E. Carty: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons