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Famous people · West Point
5 famous people were born in West Point
Ansley Truitt, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The amateur golfer Dorothy Kirby ranks second, ahead of Joe Palmisano. Between 1920 and 1969, 3 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents there are 14.7 on the list, well above the typical Georgia town’s 4.3.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Ansley Truitt
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
William M. Williams
Youngest
1950
Ansley Truitt
Most common field
Sports
5 people
The best known
Born in West Point
All three are athletes.
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Through the years
When West Point’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
Sports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in West Point
2 more, from 1877 to 1945.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Point 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)
- William M. Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons