#1Science & Medicine
John Huston Finley
1863–1940American academic; NY Times editor-in-chief
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Famous people · Grand Ridge
Grand Ridge is the birthplace of 4 famous people
With articles in 6 languages, John Huston Finley is the most widely known. Second place goes to the American baseball player Bill Essick, third to Tom Sheehan. Births span 1863 to 1899, from John Huston Finley to Earl Bute. More are athletes than anything else, 3 in all.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
John Huston Finley
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1863
John Huston Finley
Youngest
1899
Earl Bute
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Grand Ridge
John Huston Finley, Bill Essick and Tom Sheehan are written about in 6, 3 and 2 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Grand Ridge’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 2 births.
SportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Grand Ridge is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.1 times the usual share.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grand Ridge 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)
- John Huston Finley: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Essick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Sheehan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons