#1Famous people · Earlville
5 famous people come from Earlville, Gary K. Wolf the best known
At the top of the list is the American author Gary K. Wolf, covered in 11 languages. Second and third on the list are Fritz Crisler and Frederick C. Williams. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 3 of them. The oldest name on the list belongs to Frederick C. Williams, born in 1855, the newest to Gary K. Wolf, born in 1941.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Gary K. Wolf
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1855
Frederick C. Williams
Youngest
1941
Gary K. Wolf
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Earlville
By how many languages cover them, Gary K. Wolf comes first (11), then Fritz Crisler (3) and Frederick C. Williams (2).
#1
#2Sports
Fritz Crisler
1899–1982American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
Frederick C. Williams
1855–1940American politician in California
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Earlville’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Earlville is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.7 times as common.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Earlville 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)
- Gary K. Wolf: Kyle Cassidy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fritz Crisler: Unidentified (Michiganensian is the University of Michigan yearbook published by University of Michigan), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick C. Williams: David Holmes Woods (Life time: prior to 1926 (born 1830)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Behel: Old Judge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons