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Photo: Orange Suede Sofa · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Wapato
5 famous people call Wapato their birthplace
Most widely known is Larry Hovis, the American actor, with articles in 6 languages. Gustavo Lopez and Tom Chambers follow. More are leaders than anything else, 3 in all. Births span 1918 to 1985, from Rei Kihara Osaki to Gustavo Lopez.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Larry Hovis
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1918
Rei Kihara Osaki
Youngest
1985
Gustavo Lopez
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Wapato
Languages with an article: 6 for Larry Hovis, 3 for Gustavo Lopez, 3 for Tom Chambers.
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Through the years
When Wapato’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1930s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wapato is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.9 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Wapato
2 more, 2 of them leaders.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Wapato home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Wapato, though born elsewhere.
Elyse Umemoto
born 1984American beauty pageant and reality television contestant
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wapato 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 (1)
- Elyse Umemoto: Craig A. Hurst, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons