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Famous people · Abbeville
14 famous people from Abbeville, many of them athletes
Most widely known is Bobby Charles, the American singer-songwriter, with articles in 15 languages. Close behind are Anthony Levine and Koryn Hawthorne. The largest group, 6, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list runs from Frank Godchaux, Sr., born in 1879, to Koryn Hawthorne, born in 1997.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Bobby Charles
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Frank Godchaux, Sr.
Youngest
1997
Koryn Hawthorne
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Abbeville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Abbeville is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 3.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Abbeville’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1930s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsMusicPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Abbeville
Musicians take two of the three places.
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Music
Koryn Hawthorne
born 1997American contemporary Christian music and gospel singer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Abbeville 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)
- Anthony Levine: Thibous, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Godchaux: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons