#1Famous people · Alexandria
5 famous people come from Alexandria, Bill Gaither the best known
The best known is the American singer and songwriter Bill Gaither, with articles in 13 languages. Behind the leader come Robert L. Rock and Joey Feek. Between 1920 and 1969, 3 were born, the most of any period. The first birth on record is Andrew J. Cummins’, in 1868, and the last Joey Feek’s, in 1975.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Bill Gaither
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1868
Andrew J. Cummins
Youngest
1975
Joey Feek
Most common field
Music
3 people
The best known
Born in Alexandria
Bill Gaither, Robert L. Rock and Joey Feek are written about in 13, 6 and 5 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Alexandria’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1930s than in any other decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Alexandria is known for
Set against the usual town, musicians come out 11 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Alexandria
Still to come: 2 more, from 1868 to 1938.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alexandria 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)
- Bill Gaither: Original uploader was Pombeman at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Feek: Burningkarma, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons