#1Famous people · Amboy
7 famous people call Amboy their birthplace
Articles in 4 languages make the united States federal judge John F. McGee the best known. Behind the leader come Allen Doone and Frank Shaughnessy. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 4 in all. The biggest group are leaders: 3.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
John F. McGee
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
John F. McGee
Youngest
1944
John Welty
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Amboy
Languages with an article: 4 for John F. McGee, 3 for Allen Doone, 3 for Frank Shaughnessy.
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#3Through the years
When Amboy’s famous people were born
The 1860s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Amboy is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.1 times the usual share.
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Everyone else born in Amboy
4 more, from 1865 to 1944.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Amboy 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 (4)
- John F. McGee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Doone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Shaughnessy: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Welty: Kjedit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons