#1Famous people · Payson
Payson is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Articles in 4 languages make the American baseball player Ralph Works the best known. Anna Kay Scott is second and Mary Leach third. The oldest name on the list belongs to Anna Kay Scott, born in 1838, the newest to Ralph Works, born in 1888. 746 of the towns in Illinois list at least one person.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Ralph Works
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1838
Anna Kay Scott
Youngest
1888
Ralph Works
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Payson
Ralph Works leads with articles in 4 languages, ahead of Anna Kay Scott (3) and Mary Leach (3).
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What Payson is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Payson 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 (2)
- Ralph Works: Carl J. Horner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Kay Scott: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons