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Famous people · Snohomish
21 famous people from Snohomish, many of them athletes
Articles in 13 languages make the American basketball player Jon Brockman the best known. Earl Averill, the American baseball player, comes second, with Dwain Esper third. Since 1970, 9 were born, the most of any period. The first birth on record is Dwain Esper’s, in 1892, and the last Kyle Bjornethun’s, in 1995.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Jon Brockman
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Dwain Esper
Youngest
1995
Kyle Bjornethun
Most common field
Sports
15 people
What stands out about Snohomish’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Snohomish 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.
Through the years
When Snohomish’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Snohomish
The three are covered in 13, 12 and 6 languages: Jon Brockman, Earl Averill and Dwain Esper.
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Everyone else born in Snohomish
Of the other 18, 13 are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Snohomish 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 (6)
- Earl Averill: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Reykdal: Comcast Washington State, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Grover: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard D. Morgan: Photo by Barbara Morgan Uploaded by Nmorgan65 at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Torgeson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lexi Bender: BDZ Sports, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons