#1Famous people · Crete
6 famous people come from Crete, Porter J. McCumber the best known
At the top of the list is the American politician Porter J. McCumber, covered in 10 languages. The largest group, 3, was born since 1970. Only 164 of the 747 towns in Illinois with anyone on record list more. From Porter J. McCumber in 1858 to Chris Slayton in 1996, the births cover 138 years.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Porter J. McCumber
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
Porter J. McCumber
Youngest
1996
Chris Slayton
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Crete’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Crete’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Crete
Counted by languages, Porter J. McCumber is ahead of Alphonso Lingis and Walter Lee Gaines: 10, 9 and 2.
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Science & Medicine
Walter Lee Gaines
1881–1950American dairy scientist
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Crete is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.4 times as common.
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Everyone else born in Crete
A further 3 follow, born between 1975 and 1996.
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Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crete 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)
- Porter J. McCumber: The original uploader was CommonCause at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hayley Williams: Kkr11222, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Rucker: Mjmja5, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons