#1Writing & Arts
Lynne Cheney
born 1941Second Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009
36 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Casper
42 famous people were born in Casper, more of them leaders than in most towns
Lynne Cheney is the best known, with articles in 36 languages. Second place goes to the American LGBT student and murder victim Matthew Shepard, third to Tom Coburn. Between 1920 and 1969, 29 were born, the most of any period. Only one town in Wyoming lists more.
Born here
42
notable people
Best known
Lynne Cheney
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Bullet Baker
Youngest
1996
Taven Bryan
Most common field
Politics & Law
17 people
What stands out about Casper’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Casper is known for
Casper has 1.9× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Casper’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 8 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageNotableScience & MedicineMilitaryFaithMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Casper
Lynne Cheney, Matthew Shepard and Tom Coburn are written about in 36, 36 and 24 languages.
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Notable
Matthew Shepard
1976–1998American LGBT student and murder victim
36 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Casper
Still to come: 39 more, from 1901 to 1996.
Carolina A. Miranda
American arts journalist and columnist for the Los Angeles Times
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Casper 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 (14)
- Lynne Cheney: White House Photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Coburn: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Gorsuch Burford: Environmental Protection Agency of U.S., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hoffman: User:Homey0117, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Browning: KPMcClave, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Floyd Volker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Williams: JO2 OSCAR SOSA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Theresa Burke: Sashaduds, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Adams: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zane Beadles: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Ripperger: TAN Books, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- M. Margaret McKeown: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Office of Public Affairs, United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Devereaux: 1987 Rookies Cartoon Back baseball card set, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurie Anders: United Artists, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons