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Famous people · Dora

6 famous people call Dora their birthplace

At the top of the list is the American painter Sybil Gibson, covered in 7 languages. Second place goes to the American musician Terry Fell, third to Ivy Andrews. The largest group, 3, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The list runs from Ivy Andrews, born in 1907, to Chavis Williams, born in 1989.

#2 best knownTerry FellMusic · 1921–2007
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Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Sybil Gibson
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Ivy Andrews
Youngest
1989
Chavis Williams
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Dora

Languages with an article: 7 for Sybil Gibson, 7 for Terry Fell, 3 for Ivy Andrews.

SG#1
Writing & Arts

Sybil Gibson

1908–1995

American painter

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Terry Fell#2
Music

Terry Fell

1921–2007

American musician

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
IA#3
Sports

Ivy Andrews

1907–1970

American baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Dora’s famous people were born

The 1900s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Chavis WilliamsTerry Fell
SportsMusicWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Dora is known for

Dora has 1.4× the usual share of athletes.

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 Dora

Another 3, the earliest born in 1918.

Chavis Williams

Chavis Williams

born 1989

American football player

HG

Howard Goodman

1921–2002

American gospel singer

VL

Virgil Ledbetter

1918–1967

American football and baseball coach

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dora 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.

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