#1Famous people · Globe
Most of the 11 famous people born in Globe came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Helen Jacobs, the American tennis player, with articles in 30 languages. Born in 1907, Tony Steponovich is the first name on record, and George Kempf, born in 1944, the most recent. Fewer than a quarter of the 92 towns in Arizona with famous people list more. For every 10,000 residents the town has 15.3, while at least half the towns in Arizona list nobody born there.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Helen Jacobs
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Tony Steponovich
Youngest
1944
George Kempf
Most common field
Sports
5 people
The best known
Born in Globe
Three names lead: Helen Jacobs (30 languages), Rose Mofford (21) and Lee Frost (7).
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#2Politics & Law
Rose Mofford
1922–2016First woman Governor and the first woman Secretary of State
21 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Through the years
When Globe’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 5 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Globe is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.3 times the usual share.
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 Globe
Of the other 8, 4 are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Globe 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)
- Helen Jacobs: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rose Mofford: Valerie Roller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Kempf: Gert-Martin Greuel, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Lee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons