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Famous people · Inverness

Of the 10 famous people born in Inverness, an unusual share are athletes

Monty Grow leads the list, covered in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Natasha Allegri and Rick Hamilton. 6 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Births span 1911 to 1996, from Preacher Henry to Sam Franklin.

#2 best knownNatasha AllegriWriting & Arts · born 1986
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Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Monty Grow
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
Preacher Henry
Youngest
1996
Sam Franklin
Most common field
Sports
9 people

What stands out about Inverness’ famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Inverness’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1970s, with 2 people born in that decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Sam Franklin
SportsWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Inverness is known for

Inverness has 2.5× the usual share of athletes.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Inverness

Monty Grow, Natasha Allegri and Rick Hamilton are written about in 4, 3 and 3 languages.

MG#1
Sports

Monty Grow

born 1971

American football player, defensive back

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Natasha Allegri#2
Writing & Arts

Natasha Allegri

born 1986

American writer/storyboard revisionist/comic book artist

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RH#3
Sports

Rick Hamilton

born 1970

American football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Inverness

The other 7 span the years 1911 to 1996.

Donnie Dewees

Donnie Dewees

born 1993

American baseball player

LK

Larry Key

born 1956

Player of American and Canadian football

SP

Shurron Pierson

1982–2024

American football player

PH

Preacher Henry

1911–1992

American baseball player

RE

Ricky Easmon

born 1963

American football player, cornerback

VM

Vito McKeever

born 1961

American football player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Inverness 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.

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