#1Famous people · Vancouver
38 famous people were born in Vancouver, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
Michael Barratt, the American astronaut, is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. Behind the leader come Tamina Snuka and Greg Biffle. The largest group, 19, was born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents the town has 1.9, while at least half the towns in Washington list nobody born there.
Born here
38
notable people
Best known
Michael Barratt
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
Mary Barnard
Youngest
2001
Alex Schumacher
Most common field
Sports
23 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Vancouver’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Vancouver’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 11.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Vancouver is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
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 Vancouver
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Vancouver
Of the other 35, 21 are athletes.
Chris Furnis
born 1981Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Vancouver home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Vancouver, though born elsewhere.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Portland, with 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vancouver 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)
- Michael Barratt: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamina Snuka: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Biffle: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Heck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tina Ellertson: JohnmaxmenaJohn Mena, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maarty Leunen: Fire90, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Herman: Spc. Ellison Schuman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucius Shepard: Harmonia Amanda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linus Pauling: Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmie Rodgers: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons