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Photo: Ed Brumley · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Lawrenceville
6 famous people call Lawrenceville their birthplace
Most widely known is Frances Crane, the American writer, with articles in 4 languages. The next two names are Cale James Holder and Jack Ryan. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 4 in all. For every 10,000 residents the town has 15.2, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Frances Crane
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Jack Ryan
Youngest
1965
Marty Simmons
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Lawrenceville
Languages with an article: 4 for Frances Crane, 3 for Cale James Holder, 3 for Jack Ryan.
CH#2
JR#3
Through the years
When Lawrenceville’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1910s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lawrenceville is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.4 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.
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Everyone else born in Lawrenceville
The rest number 3, with 2 athletes among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lawrenceville 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.