#1Famous people · University Place
University Place is the birthplace of 2 famous people
At the top of the list is the American long and triple jumper Andrea Geubelle, covered in 5 languages. The other is Brian Sullivan. Births span 1966 to 1991, from Brian Sullivan to Andrea Geubelle. Tacoma’s list, next door, has 42 names, Bing Crosby first among them.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Andrea Geubelle
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1966
Brian Sullivan
Youngest
1991
Andrea Geubelle
The best known
Born in University Place
#1BS#2
Politics & Law
Brian Sullivan
1966–2014American politician and lawyer, assistant district attorney, murdered in 2014
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Known for
What University Place is known for
1 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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Of the towns around it, Tacoma has the most on record: 42.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is University Place 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 (3)
- Andrea Geubelle: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bing Crosby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jermaine Kearse: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons