#1Famous people · Douglas
Performers stand out among the 20 famous people born in Douglas
At the top of the list is the actress Peggy Ahern, covered in 12 languages. Behind the leader come Stan Jones and Manny Farber. For every 10,000 residents the town has 12.5, while at least half the towns in Arizona list nobody born there. Fewer than a quarter of the 94 towns in Arizona with famous people list more.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Peggy Ahern
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Hazel Carter
Youngest
1985
M. Jenea Sanchez
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
4 people
What stands out about Douglas’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Douglas is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 2.1 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Douglas
Languages with an article: 12 for Peggy Ahern, 11 for Stan Jones, 8 for Manny Farber.
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Through the years
When Douglas’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1910s than in any other decade: 7.
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Everyone else born in Douglas
Another 17, the earliest born in 1894.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Douglas 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 (4)
- Peggy Ahern: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evelyn Finley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raquel Terán: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hazel Carter: Kingturtle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons