#1Famous people · Abingdon
James Stockdale tops a list of 5 famous people born in Abingdon
James Stockdale, the US Navy admiral and aviator, is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. The American naturalist George Latimer Bates ranks second, ahead of Guy U. Hardy. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 3 of them. More are soldiers and sailors than anything else, 3 in all.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
James Stockdale
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1863
George Latimer Bates
Youngest
1923
James Stockdale
Most common field
Military
3 people
The best known
Born in Abingdon
James Stockdale has articles in 24 languages, George Latimer Bates in 17 and Guy U. Hardy in 6.
#1#2#3Through the years
When Abingdon’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 2.
MilitaryScience & MedicinePolitics & Law
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Known for
What Abingdon is known for
Set against the usual town, soldiers and sailors come out 16.8 times as common.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Abingdon 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 (5)
- James Stockdale: U.S. Navy File Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Latimer Bates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy U. Hardy: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Hugo Dunlap: ERcheck at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert O. Bisson: United States Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons