#1Famous people · Lenox
Lenox’s famous people span 109 years: 4 births from 1889 to 1998
Spencer Brown, the American football offensive tackle, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are John Torrence Tate, Sr. and Cliff Henderson. Fewer than a quarter of the 438 towns in Iowa with famous people list more. 3 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Spencer Brown
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
John Torrence Tate, Sr.
Youngest
1998
Spencer Brown
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Lenox
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1JS#2
Science & Medicine
John Torrence Tate, Sr.
1889–1950American physicist
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CH#3
Through the years
When Lenox’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
SportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lenox is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.1 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lenox
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lenox 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)
- Spencer Brown: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons