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Famous people · Albion
11 famous people from Albion, many of them writers and artists
Articles in 14 languages make the American writer M. F. K. Fisher the best known. Behind the leader come Leonard Peter Schultz and Kim Cascone. Between 1920 and 1969, 5 were born, the most of any period. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
M. F. K. Fisher
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Helen Rose Hull
Youngest
1979
LaVall Jordan
Most common field
Writing & Arts
4 people
What stands out about Albion’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Albion is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 3.6 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 Albion’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1920s come out on top, with 3 births.
Writing & ArtsSportsNotableMusicBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Albion
The three are covered in 14, 11 and 4 languages: M. F. K. Fisher, Leonard Peter Schultz and Kim Cascone.
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Everyone else born in Albion
The other 8 span the years 1888 to 1979.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Albion 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)
- Brian Tyler: Carey Akin from Manvel, Texas, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- LaVall Jordan: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Rose Hull: late 1950s- Helen Hull & Mabel Robinson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons