#1Notable
James Okubo
1920–1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people · Anacortes
13 famous people were born in Anacortes
From 1894 to 1980. The best known: James Okubo, Phil Elverum and Kathi McDonald.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
James Okubo
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Violet Knights
Youngest
1980
Jake Anderson
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Anacortes
Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages have an article about them.
#1
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Through the years
When Anacortes’s famous people were born
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born. Most were born in the american century (6).
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Known for
What Anacortes is known for
Anacortes has 1.9× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Anacortes
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Edna Merritt
1894–197220th-century American illustrator and commercial artist
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A chosen home
Also called Anacortes home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Anacortes, though born elsewhere.
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Photo credits (5)
- James Okubo: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Elverum: Pat Castaldo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eldon Davis: Nixols, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charley Schanz: Boston Red Sox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashlan Chidester: Cloud899, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons