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D. R. Fulkerson tops a list of 3 famous people born in Tamms
D. R. Fulkerson, the American mathematician, is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. Second place goes to the American basketball coach Dana Ford, third to Abe Atkins. The earliest on the list is Abe Atkins, born in 1893, and the youngest Dana Ford, born in 1984. 746 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
D. R. Fulkerson
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Abe Atkins
Youngest
1984
Dana Ford
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Tamms
Two of the three are athletes.
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The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tamms 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.