#1Famous people · La Cygne
La Cygne is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Articles in 4 languages make the player of American football Brody Eldridge the best known. Behind the leader come Hugh McMullen and Liz Funk. The first birth on record is Raymond Clapper’s, in 1892, and the last Brody Eldridge’s, in 1987. Athletes make up the largest group, 3 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Brody Eldridge
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Raymond Clapper
Youngest
1987
Brody Eldridge
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in La Cygne
All three are athletes.
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Through the years
When La Cygne’s famous people were born
The 1900s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What La Cygne is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.1 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 La Cygne
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Cygne 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 (3)
- Brody Eldridge: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh McMullen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Clapper: Photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons