JO#1
Famous people · Anchorage
Anchorage counts 3 famous people, first among them Joan Osborne
Articles in 33 languages make the American singer and songwriter Joan Osborne the best known. Virginia Pearson is second and Patty Hill third. The earliest on the list is Patty Hill, born in 1868, and the youngest Joan Osborne, born in 1962. Next door, Middletown lists 3, led by Lawrence Wetherby.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Joan Osborne
in 33 Wikipedia languages
First
1868
Patty Hill
Youngest
1962
Joan Osborne
Most common field
Music
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Anchorage
Joan Osborne has articles in 33 languages, Virginia Pearson in 19 and Patty Hill in 10.
#2Film, TV & Stage
Virginia Pearson
1886–1958American stage and film actress
19 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
PH#3
Known for
What Anchorage is known for
2 of them work in Music, the biggest field.
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A chosen home
Also called Anchorage home
One more notable person made the town home: John Schnatter.
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Around it, Middletown has the most people on record, 3 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Anchorage 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)
- Virginia Pearson: Copyright Lumiere, NY, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Schnatter: Army Capt. Rick Scoggins, North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs Office North Carolina National Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Wetherby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons