#1Toulon is the birthplace of 4 famous people
The best known is the American politician John Joseph Seerley, with articles in 5 languages. Second place goes to the American baseball player Charlie Hall, third to Johnny Walker. Jim Nowlan, born in 1941, is the youngest, and John Joseph Seerley, born in 1852, the first on record. Athletes make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born in Toulon
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3When Toulon’s famous people were born
The 1850s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Toulon is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Toulon
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Who’s the most famous person from Toulon?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Toulon’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Toulon 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)
- John Joseph Seerley: Benjamin F. Shambaugh, author. Conway & Shaw (Des Moines, IA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Walker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons