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Famous people · Spokane
37 famous people were born in Spokane, more of them performers than in most towns
Sydney Sweeney, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 83 languages. The American basketball player John Stockton ranks second, ahead of Chuck Jones. The largest group, 15, was born between 1920 and 1969. Over 95 years of births, the list goes from Margaret Herrick (1902) to Sydney Sweeney (1997).
Born here
37
notable people
Best known
Sydney Sweeney
in 83 Wikipedia languages
First
1902
Margaret Herrick
Youngest
1997
Sydney Sweeney
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
16 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Spokane’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Spokane is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 4.6 times.
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 Spokane
By how many languages cover them, Sydney Sweeney comes first (83), then John Stockton (50) and Chuck Jones (41).
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Chuck Jones
1912–2002American animator and filmmaker
41 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Spokane’s famous people were born
The 1910s alone account for 8 of the births charted here.
Film, TV & StageSportsScience & MedicineNotableWriting & ArtsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Spokane
34 more, from 1902 to 1994.
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A chosen home
Also called Spokane home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Teruo Chinen the best known.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spokane 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)
- John Stockton: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Jones: Photo is done by Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig T. Nelson: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne McClain: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Peters: Spalding, Mary M.; for Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Lewis: Ryan_Lewis.jpg: Matthewjs007 derivative work: Jorgebarrios, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cheyenne Jackson: Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Megalyn Echikunwoke: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons