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Famous people · Exeter
Athletes stand out among the 7 famous people born in Exeter
The best known is the American writer Pamela Wallace, with articles in 11 languages. 6 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The first birth on record is Darrell A. Amyx’s, in 1911, and the last Ron Robinson’s, in 1962. For every 10,000 residents the town has 6.8, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Pamela Wallace
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
Darrell A. Amyx
Youngest
1962
Ron Robinson
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Exeter’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Exeter is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Exeter’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Exeter
The three are covered in 11, 6 and 5 languages: Pamela Wallace, Brad Mills and Darrell A. Amyx.
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Writing & Arts
Darrell A. Amyx
1911–1997American classical archaeologist
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Everyone else born in Exeter
4 more names, born between 1930 and 1962.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Exeter 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)
- Brad Mills: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Satoshi Hirayama: 博友社 (Hakuyu-sha Co., Ltd.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Qualls: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Robinson: Barbara moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons