#1Famous people · Baldwin City
4 famous people were born in Baldwin City
Most widely known is George Counts, the American educator, with articles in 5 languages. Paul Wilkins Kendall, the united States Army general, comes second, with C. O. Braden third. The earliest on the list is George Counts, born in 1889, and the youngest Ted A. Wright, born in 1901. For every 10,000 residents the town has 8.1, while at least half the towns in Kansas list nobody born there.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
George Counts
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
George Counts
Youngest
1901
Ted A. Wright
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Baldwin City
The three are covered in 5, 5 and 2 languages: George Counts, Paul Wilkins Kendall and C. O. Braden.
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Through the years
When Baldwin City’s famous people were born
The 1890s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Baldwin City 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)
- George Counts: Jewish Daily Forward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Wilkins Kendall: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons