VW#1
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domainFamous people · Fort Yukon
Fort Yukon is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Velma Wallis leads the list, covered in 8 languages. Second and third on the list are Sarah James and Woodie Salmon. Born in 1946, Sarah James is the first name on record, and Velma Wallis, born in 1960, the most recent. Only 9 of the 48 towns in Alaska with anyone on record list more.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Velma Wallis
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1946
Sarah James
Youngest
1960
Velma Wallis
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Fort Yukon
Counted by languages, Velma Wallis is ahead of Sarah James and Woodie Salmon: 8, 7 and 2.
SJ#2
WS#3
Known for
What Fort Yukon is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 3.6 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Fort Yukon
1 more, best known first.
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A chosen home
Also called Fort Yukon home
One more notable person made the town home: Jonathon Solomon.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Yukon 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 (1)
- Jonathon Solomon: Edward Alexander, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons