#1Science & Medicine
Bonnie J. Dunbar
born 1949American engineer and astronaut
33 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Sunnyside
14 famous people were born in Sunnyside, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Bonnie J. Dunbar, the American engineer and astronaut, is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. Second and third on the list are Rob Thomas and Dan Newhouse. Half or more of the towns in Washington have no one on record, but this one has 8.6 for every 10,000 residents. The earliest on the list is Earl Smith, born in 1928, and the youngest Noe Meza, born in 1998.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Bonnie J. Dunbar
in 33 Wikipedia languages
First
1928
Earl Smith
Youngest
1998
Noe Meza
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Sunnyside’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Sunnyside’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Sunnyside
By how many languages cover them, Bonnie J. Dunbar comes first (33), then Rob Thomas (16) and Dan Newhouse (14).
#1
#2Writing & Arts
Rob Thomas
born 1965Young adult novel author, television program writer
16 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Sunnyside is known for
Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
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Still to come: 11 more, from 1928 to 1998.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sunnyside 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 (10)
- Bonnie J. Dunbar: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Thomas: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Newhouse: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jens Pulver: Kwallsk1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Pomeroy: Montesita, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Top: Rwpriest, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Klippert: Master Sgt. John Hughel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Linehan: [email protected], CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Estudillo: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Meyer: Missy Meyer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons