#1Famous people · Bethel
Don Page tops a list of 5 famous people born in Bethel
Don Page, the Canadian physicist, is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. Second and third on the list are Lyman Hoffman and Victor Oluwatosin Ajayi. 4 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 7.9, while at least half the towns in Alaska list nobody born there.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Don Page
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1934
Victor Oluwatosin Ajayi
Youngest
1997
Conrad McCormick
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Bethel’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bethel’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1940s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Science & MedicinePolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bethel
Two of the three are scientists and doctors.
#1
#2VA#3
Science & Medicine
Victor Oluwatosin Ajayi
1934–2011Educationalist and Scientist
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What Bethel is known for
The largest field is Science & Medicine, with 2 people.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Bethel
A further 2 follow, born between 1969 and 1997.
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A chosen home
Also called Bethel home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Bethel, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bethel 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 (4)
- Don Page: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman Hoffman: The Alaska Landmine from Anchorage, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Peltola: Leah Herman, House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- DeeDee Jonrowe: Frank Kovalchek from USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons