#1Famous people · Fairfield
William Borah tops a list of 4 famous people born in Fairfield
At the top of the list is the American politician William Borah, covered in 16 languages. Second and third on the list are Harold A. Garman and Roy Clippinger. The list runs from William Borah, born in 1865, to Drue Pearce, born in 1951. Half or more of the towns in Illinois have no one on record, but this one has 8.8 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
William Borah
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
William Borah
Youngest
1951
Drue Pearce
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Fairfield
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1#2Notable
Harold A. Garman
1918–1992United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Fairfield’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1860s, with 1 births.
Politics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fairfield is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 3.6 times.
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 Fairfield
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairfield 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)
- William Borah: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold A. Garman: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Clippinger: Harris & Ewing (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drue Pearce: United States Department of Transportation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons