#1Famous people · Paris
11 famous people were born in Paris, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Bob Wootton, the American guitarist, with articles in 9 languages. Behind the leader come Maury Dexter and Art Parks. Fewer than a quarter of the 235 towns in Arkansas with famous people list more. Born in 1882, Daniel Kennard Sadler is the first name on record, and James Neihouse, born in 1955, the most recent.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Bob Wootton
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1882
Daniel Kennard Sadler
Youngest
1955
James Neihouse
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Paris
First, Bob Wootton (9 languages), then Maury Dexter (8) and Art Parks (3).
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Through the years
When Paris’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 7 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Paris is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Paris
Still to come: 8 more, from 1882 to 1955.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Paris 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)
- Bob Wootton: Mark Dillman (daddyodilly), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Lee Witt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons