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Famous people · Shelton
Most of the 11 famous people born in Shelton came into the world between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American pair skater Karol Kennedy, covered in 14 languages. Half or more of the towns in Washington have no one on record, but this one has 10.4 for every 10,000 residents. Only 35 of the 207 towns in Washington with anyone on record list more. The earliest on the list is Clifford E. Horton, born in 1892, and the youngest Caleb Schlauderaff, born in 1987.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Karol Kennedy
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Clifford E. Horton
Youngest
1987
Caleb Schlauderaff
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Shelton
Two of the three are performers.
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Through the years
When Shelton’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawBusinessMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Shelton is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 2.9 times as common.
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 Shelton
8 more, from 1892 to 1987.
A chosen home
Also called Shelton home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Paul Stamets the best known.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shelton 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 (5)
- Richard Fiske: Whitey Schafer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Sheldon: Tim Sheldon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford E. Horton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawson H. M. Sanderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Wangerin, Jr.: Liddlelf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons