#1Famous people · Williams
8 famous people were born in Williams, most of them between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American author Diana Gabaldon, covered in 36 languages. The next two names are Ross Hagen and Carl Leavitt Hubbs. Half or more of the towns in Arizona have no one on record, but this one has 23.7 for every 10,000 residents. Billy Hatcher, born in 1960, is the youngest, and Carl Leavitt Hubbs, born in 1894, the first on record.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Diana Gabaldon
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Carl Leavitt Hubbs
Youngest
1960
Billy Hatcher
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people
The best known
Born in Williams
Diana Gabaldon leads with articles in 36 languages, ahead of Ross Hagen (13) and Carl Leavitt Hubbs (11).
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Through the years
When Williams’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Film, TV & StageSportsWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Williams is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 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 Williams
A further 5 follow, born between 1898 and 1960.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Williams 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)
- Diana Gabaldon: Andreas Pavelic, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Hagen: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Hatcher: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hap Collard: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons