#1Famous people · Homer
Homer counts 4 famous people, first among them Kristen Faulkner
Most widely known is Kristen Faulkner, the American cyclist, with articles in 19 languages. Ambrose Olsen and Stacey Borgman follow. The earliest on the list is Stacey Borgman, born in 1975, and the youngest Kristen Faulkner, born in 1992. 3 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Kristen Faulkner
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1975
Stacey Borgman
Youngest
1992
Kristen Faulkner
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Homer
Kristen Faulkner, Ambrose Olsen and Stacey Borgman are written about in 19, 8 and 3 languages.
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Through the years
When Homer’s famous people were born
4 were born since 1970, and the 1980s alone saw 2.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Homer is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
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 Homer
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Homer 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 (2)
- Kristen Faulkner: Hoebele, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tela O'Donnell: Tim Hipps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons