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Eugenie Anderson tops a list of 5 famous people born in Adair
Articles in 11 languages make the American diplomat Eugenie Anderson the best known. The American football coach Earl Walsh ranks second, ahead of John Roberts. 4 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Athletes make up the largest group, 3 of them.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Eugenie Anderson
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
Moray Eby
Youngest
1920
John Roberts
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Adair
Ranked by languages covered: Eugenie Anderson with 11, then Earl Walsh with 3 and John Roberts with 1.
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Sports
John Roberts
1920–2012American football, wrestling and track coach
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Through the years
When Adair’s famous people were born
The 1900s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Adair is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.7 times.
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 Adair
A further 2 follow, born between 1877 and 1907.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Adair 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)
- Earl Walsh: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons