#1Famous people · Buena Vista
6 famous people come from Buena Vista, Josh Gibson the best known
The best known is the American Hall of Fame baseball player Josh Gibson, with articles in 16 languages. The American senator for Georgia William Stanley West ranks second, ahead of Luther H. Story. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 4 in all. Athletes make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Josh Gibson
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1849
William Stanley West
Youngest
1932
Luther H. Story
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Buena Vista
Three names lead: Josh Gibson (16 languages), William Stanley West (10) and Luther H. Story (5).
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#2Politics & Law
William Stanley West
1849–1914American senator for Georgia
10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Military
Luther H. Story
1932–1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Buena Vista’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1910s, with 1 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryScience & MedicineFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Buena Vista is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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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Everyone else born in Buena Vista
Another 3, the earliest born in 1889.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buena Vista 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 (5)
- Josh Gibson: Delaywaves, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Stanley West: uploaded by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luther H. Story: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Deryl Hart: Duke University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark D. Hollis: US Centers for Disease Control, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons