#1Sports
Albert Spalding
1850–1915American pitcher, manager, and business executive
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Famous people · Byron
Byron’s famous people span 132 years: 5 births from 1840 to 1972
Albert Spalding leads the list, covered in 16 languages. Behind the leader come Francis Kosier Newcomer and Troy Drake. Athletes make up the largest group, 3 of them. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 13.4 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Albert Spalding
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
Edward B. Spalding
Youngest
1972
Troy Drake
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Byron’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Byron’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1850s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Byron
Albert Spalding has articles in 16 languages, Francis Kosier Newcomer in 3 and Troy Drake in 2.
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#2Military
Francis Kosier Newcomer
1889–1967Brigadier general, Governor of the Panama Canal Zone
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Known for
What Byron is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.7 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 Byron
2 more names, born between 1840 and 1961.
Edward B. Spalding
1840–1920United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Byron 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)
- Albert Spalding: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Kosier Newcomer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward B. Spalding: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons