#1Famous people · Clay Center
16 famous people from Clay Center, many of them athletes
Alwyn Howard Gentry, the American botanist, is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. Behind the leader come Tenney Frank and George Docking. The largest group, 8, was born in the age of mills and railroads. From Tenney Frank in 1876 to Nicole Ohlde in 1982, the births cover 106 years.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Alwyn Howard Gentry
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Tenney Frank
Youngest
1982
Nicole Ohlde
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What stands out about Clay Center’s famous people
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What Clay Center is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.8 times as common.
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The best known
Born in Clay Center
Alwyn Howard Gentry has articles in 13 languages, Tenney Frank in 9 and George Docking in 7.
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When Clay Center’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 4 births.
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Everyone else born in Clay Center
Another 13, 10 of them athletes.
Brady Cowell
1899–1989American college football coach, basketball coach, baseball coach, athletic director
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E. R. Cowell
1897–1931American football player and coach, basketball player, baseball player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clay Center 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 (8)
- Alwyn Howard Gentry: Hugh Iltis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tenney Frank: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Docking: Kansas State University; no copyright notice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don W. Wilson: National Archives and Records Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Slow Joe Doyle: Piedmont and Sweet Caporal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archie F. Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brady Cowell: Photographer not identified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. R. Cowell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons