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Famous people · Clyde

Clyde is the birthplace of 4 famous people

Articles in 3 languages make the national Football League player Jerry Jones the best known. Close behind are Jerry Lambert and George Dockins. Jerry Jones (1894) and Jerry Lambert (1940) mark the two ends of the list. The biggest group are athletes: 4.

Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Jerry Jones
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Jerry Jones
Youngest
1940
Jerry Lambert
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known

Born in Clyde

By how many languages cover them, Jerry Jones comes first (3), then Jerry Lambert (3) and George Dockins (2).

JJ#1
Sports

Jerry Jones

1894–1938

National Football League player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JL#2
Sports

Jerry Lambert

1940–2015

Jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
GD#3
Sports

George Dockins

1917–1997

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Clyde’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1890s come out on top, with 2 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American century19001950
Sports

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Clyde

1 more, best known first.

RC

Roland Cowell

1895–1953

American football, basketball, and baseball coach

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clyde 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.