#1Famous people · Cuthbert
Most of the 10 famous people born in Cuthbert came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
At the top of the list is the American boxer Larry Holmes, covered in 34 languages. The next two names are Fletcher Henderson and Horace Henderson. Harris DeVane, born in 1963, is the youngest, and Dock J. Jordan, born in 1866, the first on record. Athletes make up the largest group, 4 of them.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Larry Holmes
in 34 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
Dock J. Jordan
Youngest
1963
Harris DeVane
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Cuthbert
Larry Holmes leads with articles in 34 languages, ahead of Fletcher Henderson (26) and Horace Henderson (10).
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#2Music
Fletcher Henderson
1897–1952American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
26 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Cuthbert’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1890s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawMilitaryFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Cuthbert is known for
4 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cuthbert 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 (7)
- Larry Holmes: TSGT W.D. Boradman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fletcher Henderson: Maurice Seymour studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Henderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosey Grier: Credit to lukeford.net (permission statement at en:User:Tabercil/Luke Ford permission), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin A. Hart: United States Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard R. Wright Jr.: University of Pennsylvania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dock J. Jordan: Leonflorida, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons