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Matt Mead
born 1962American lawyer and politician, 32nd Governor of Wyoming
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Famous people · Jackson
13 famous people from Jackson, many of them leaders
Best known of all is Matt Mead, written about in 28 languages. The next two names are Christy Walton and Breezy Johnson. 8 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. From Milward Simpson to Anna Gibson, the births on the list run from 1897 to 1999.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Matt Mead
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1897
Milward Simpson
Youngest
1999
Anna Gibson
Most common field
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6 people
Also called it home
5
notable residents
What stands out about Jackson’s famous people
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What Jackson is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.2 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.
Through the years
When Jackson’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Jackson
Three names lead: Matt Mead (28 languages), Christy Walton (23) and Breezy Johnson (21).
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Christy Walton
born 1949American heiress, billionaire, and philanthropist
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Everyone else born in Jackson
10 more, from 1897 to 1999.
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Also called Jackson home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Jackson, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jackson 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 (9)
- Matt Mead: U.S. Department of Agriculture, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Resi Stiegler: Christian Jansky (User:Tschaensky), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Budge: Denver Post, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milward Simpson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Gibson: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Linsdau: Elellilrah, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frankie Muñiz: Nascar9919, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyle Waggoner: ABC Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pam Reed: HarrisRose at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons