#1Famous people · Florence
Florence counts 7 famous people, first among them Donald Howard Menzel
The best known is the American astronomer Donald Howard Menzel, with articles in 16 languages. Second place goes to the screenwriter Ernest Pagano, third to Ed McCreery. The largest group, 6, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Ed McCreery (1889) and Thyra Thomson (1916) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Donald Howard Menzel
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Ed McCreery
Youngest
1916
Thyra Thomson
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in Florence
Three names lead: Donald Howard Menzel (16 languages), Ernest Pagano (5) and Ed McCreery (2).
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Through the years
When Florence’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1900s than in any other decade: 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Florence is known for
Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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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4 more names, born between 1905 and 1916.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Florence 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 (1)
- Donald Howard Menzel: The original uploader was Fdavis99 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons