#1Famous people · Prescott
Most of the 12 famous people born in Prescott came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
Articles in 4 languages make the American baseball player Floyd Robinson the best known. Second and third on the list are Chuck Tompkins and Danny Walters. The biggest group are athletes: 6. The first birth on record is Ulysses "Slow Kid" Thompson’s, in 1888, and the last Danny Walters’, in 1960.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Floyd Robinson
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Ulysses "Slow Kid" Thompson
Youngest
1960
Danny Walters
Most common field
Sports
6 people
The best known
Born in Prescott
All three are athletes.
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Through the years
When Prescott’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1900s come out on top, with 4 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMilitaryMusicNotablePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Prescott is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 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 Prescott
9 more names, born between 1888 and 1954.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Prescott 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 (3)
- Floyd Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Tompkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Munn: USMC employee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons