#1Film, TV & Stage
Raymond Wells
1880–1941American film director and actor
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Famous people · Anna
Most of the 10 famous people born in Anna came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
The best known is the American film director and actor Raymond Wells, with articles in 7 languages. Frank Willard, the American cartoonist, comes second, with Townsend F. Dodd third. Only 110 of the 746 towns in Illinois with anyone on record list more. Over 79 years of births, the list goes from Matthew Arlington Batson (1866) to Gary Forby (1945).
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Raymond Wells
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
Matthew Arlington Batson
Youngest
1945
Gary Forby
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Anna
Raymond Wells leads with articles in 7 languages, ahead of Frank Willard (5) and Townsend F. Dodd (5).
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#3Notable
Townsend F. Dodd
1886–1919First US Pilot of World War I to receive the DSM
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Anna’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1880s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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What Anna is known for
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The rest number 7, with 2 athletes among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Anna 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)
- Raymond Wells: Edward Stanford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Townsend F. Dodd: SDASM Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Arlington Batson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Pelley: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons