#1Writing & Arts
Pamela Courson
1946–1974American artist and common-law wife of Jim Morrison
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Famous people · Weed
Pamela Courson tops a list of 4 famous people born in Weed
Pamela Courson leads the list, covered in 14 languages. The next two names are Maurice A. Preston and Will Sherman. For every 10,000 residents the town has 14.6, while at least half the towns in California list nobody born there. The list runs from Maurice A. Preston, born in 1912, to Pamela Courson, born in 1946.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Pamela Courson
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
Maurice A. Preston
Youngest
1946
Pamela Courson
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Weed
Pamela Courson leads with articles in 14 languages, ahead of Maurice A. Preston (3) and Will Sherman (3).
#1#2Military
Maurice A. Preston
1912–1983Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Weed’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsMilitary
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What Weed is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Weed 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)
- Pamela Courson: https://www.flickr.com/photos/resendrix/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice A. Preston: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Sherman: Bell Brand Snack Foods, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe DeLuca: Jones, Art, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons