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Science & Medicine
L. James Sullivan
1933–2024American weapon designer
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Famous people · Nome
12 famous people were born in Nome, more of them leaders than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American weapon designer L. James Sullivan, covered in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Donald Olson and Paul Thiry. The largest group, 8, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list runs from Paul Thiry, born in 1904, to Löki Tobin, born in 1983.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
L. James Sullivan
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
Paul Thiry
Youngest
1983
Löki Tobin
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Nome’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Nome is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 3.2 times as common.
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 Nome’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Nome
Languages with an article: 5 for L. James Sullivan, 4 for Donald Olson, 4 for Paul Thiry.
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Everyone else born in Nome
Another 9, the earliest born in 1906.
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A chosen home
Also called Nome home
Born elsewhere, Scotty Allan lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nome 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 (7)
- Donald Olson: Cathy Giessel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Thiry: Seattle Municipal Archives from Seattle, WA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal Foster: Juneauwikiedit, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reggie Joule: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Palmquist: Kantcentrator, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Nakak: Robert M. Burnett (editor), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scotty Allan: William W. and Neeta Tobey Sale Photograph Collection, 1905-1912. ASL-PCA-384, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons