#1Famous people · Jerome
3 famous people were born in Jerome
At the top of the list is the American politician William Royer, covered in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are John van der Giessen and Ken Dayley. The first birth on record is William Royer’s, in 1920, and the last John van der Giessen’s, in 1982. The list comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Idaho, at 3.4.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
William Royer
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1920
William Royer
Youngest
1982
John van der Giessen
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Jerome
Two of the three are athletes.
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The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jerome 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 (3)
- William Royer: The Times (San Mateo, California), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John van der Giessen: Michael Boyer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Dayley: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons