#1Famous people · Homer
Most of the 12 famous people born in Homer came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Cheryl Ford, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. 3 of them were born since 1970. The earliest on the list is Leslie Stowe, born in 1867, and the youngest Julie Emerson, born in 1988. For every 10,000 residents there are 45.2 on the list, well above the typical Louisiana town’s 4.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Cheryl Ford
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Leslie Stowe
Youngest
1988
Julie Emerson
Most common field
Sports
5 people
The best known
Born in Homer
By how many languages cover them, Cheryl Ford comes first (15), then Bobby Rush (14) and Von Wafer (13).
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#3Through the years
When Homer’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMusicFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Homer is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 5 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Homer
Here are 9 more, born from 1867 to 1988.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Homer 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 (7)
- Cheryl Ford: Dave Hogg from Royal Oak, MI, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Rush: Bryan Thompson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Von Wafer: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Lowe: Golden Tulip, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Miller: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Emerson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Andrews: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons