#1Famous people · Sparta
Of the 7 famous people born in Sparta, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the American baseball player Earle Gardner, covered in 3 languages. The largest group, 3, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The list runs from John T. Ewing, born in 1856, to Darius Jackson, born in 1993. Fewer than a quarter of the 748 towns in Illinois with famous people list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Earle Gardner
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1856
John T. Ewing
Youngest
1993
Darius Jackson
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Sparta’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Sparta is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.4 times as common.
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 Sparta
Earle Gardner has articles in 3 languages, John T. Ewing in 3 and Nada Rowand in 3.
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#2Sports
John T. Ewing
1856–1926American educator, college football coach
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Through the years
When Sparta’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Sparta
Of the other 4, 4 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Sparta home
One more notable person made the town home: Nathan T. Velar.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sparta 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)
- Earle Gardner: American Tobacco Company, sponsor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Ewing: Alma College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan T. Velar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons