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Famous people · Effingham
Of the 8 famous people born in Effingham, an unusual share are athletes
Articles in 11 languages make the Catholic bishop in the United states Carl A. Kemme the best known. Second and third on the list are Jimmy Kite and Daniel Winkler. The largest group, 4, was born since 1970. Ralph Herbert Turner (1919) and Nick Gardewine (1993) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Carl A. Kemme
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1919
Ralph Herbert Turner
Youngest
1993
Nick Gardewine
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Effingham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Effingham’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsFaithWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Effingham is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.8 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.
The best known
Born in Effingham
Two of the three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Effingham
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Effingham 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)
- Jimmy Kite: Manningmbd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Winkler: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Wolf: Mike LaChance: Flickr, e-mail, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Shouse: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons