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Famous people · Albion

Albion counts 4 famous people, first among them Earl Butz

Most widely known is Earl Butz, the American government official, with articles in 13 languages. Second and third on the list are E. Ross Adair and William W. Eagles. For every 10,000 residents the town has 14.7, while at least half the towns in Indiana list nobody born there. The oldest name on the list belongs to Edward C. Robertson, born in 1876, the newest to Earl Butz, born in 1909.

#1 best knownEarl ButzWriting & Arts · 1909–2008
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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Earl Butz
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Edward C. Robertson
Youngest
1909
Earl Butz
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known

Born in Albion

The three are covered in 13, 7 and 3 languages: Earl Butz, E. Ross Adair and William W. Eagles.

Earl Butz#1
Writing & Arts

Earl Butz

1909–2008

American government official

13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
E. Ross Adair#2
Politics & Law

E. Ross Adair

1907–1983

American lawyer and politician

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
William W. Eagles#3
Military

William W. Eagles

1895–1988

U.S. Army Major General

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Albion’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1900s, at 2.

Mills & railroadsThe American century19001950William W. EaglesEarl Butz
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitarySports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Albion is known for

1 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Albion

1 more, best known first.

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Edward C. Robertson

1876–1903

American football player and coach

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Albion 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.

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