#1Famous people · Prospect
3 famous people call Prospect their birthplace
Naomi Wallace, the American playwright, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. The American soccer player Ray Burse ranks second, ahead of Justin Powell. Births span 1960 to 2001, from Naomi Wallace to Justin Powell. The list comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Kentucky, at 4.8.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Naomi Wallace
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1960
Naomi Wallace
Youngest
2001
Justin Powell
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Prospect
Athletes take two of the three places.
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What Prospect is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Prospect 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 (2)
- Naomi Wallace: Gregory Costanzo, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Powell: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons