#1Sports
Derek Needham
born 1990American and Montenegrin basketball player
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Famous people · Dolton
Dolton counts 5 famous people, first among them Derek Needham
Most widely known is Derek Needham, the American and Montenegrin basketball player, with articles in 10 languages. Perry Johnson, the American businessman and politician, comes second, with Reggie Hayward third. Since 1970, 4 were born, the most of any period. Births span 1948 to 1990, from Perry Johnson to Derek Needham.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Derek Needham
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1948
Perry Johnson
Youngest
1990
Derek Needham
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Dolton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Dolton’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 3 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Dolton
Counted by languages, Derek Needham is ahead of Perry Johnson and Reggie Hayward: 10, 5 and 3.
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What Dolton is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.7 times.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dolton 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 (6)
- Derek Needham: Zafer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Perry Johnson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Disney: Boy Scouts of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Mulder: Shgmom56, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tink: Tse Daniel for The Come Up Show, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons