#1Writing & Arts
David Boaz
1953–2024American libertarian author and editor
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Famous people · Mayfield
Of the 19 famous people born in Mayfield, an unusual share are musicians
Articles in 12 languages make the American libertarian author and editor David Boaz the best known. The next two names are James Luther Slayden and Noble Jones Gregory. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 11 of them. From James Luther Slayden in 1853 to David Boaz in 1953, the births cover 100 years.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
David Boaz
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1853
James Luther Slayden
Youngest
1953
David Boaz
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Mayfield’s famous people
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What Mayfield is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 3.8 times.
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The best known
Born in Mayfield
Two of the three are leaders.
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When Mayfield’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
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A further 16 follow, born between 1861 and 1950.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mayfield 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 (6)
- David Boaz: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Luther Slayden: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Noble Jones Gregory: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Harding Mayes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Campbell Eben Beaumont: The Fresno Bee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester E. Holifield: California State Printing Office, U.S. Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons