#1Famous people · Afton
Leaders stand out among the 9 famous people born in Afton
Articles in 23 languages make the American wrestler Rulon Gardner the best known. The largest group, 3, was born between 1920 and 1969. Rulon Gardner, born in 1971, is the youngest, and Velma Linford, born in 1907, the first on record. For every 10,000 residents there are 30.9 on the list, well above the typical Wyoming town’s 5.1.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Rulon Gardner
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Velma Linford
Youngest
1971
Rulon Gardner
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Afton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Afton is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.7 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 Afton
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Science & Medicine
John Call Cook
1918–2012Geophysicist, developer of ground-penetrating radar
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Through the years
When Afton’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1970s than in any other decade: 1.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Afton
6 more names, born between 1907 and 1957.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Afton home
Born elsewhere, Dan Dockstader lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Afton 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)
- Rulon Gardner: Joshua C. Millage, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vern Gardner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Call Cook: CACook7, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons