#1Writing & Arts
Winsor McCay
1869–1934American cartoonist and animator
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Famous people · Spring Lake
Winsor McCay tops a list of 5 famous people born in Spring Lake
Winsor McCay, the American cartoonist and animator, is the most widely known, written about in 47 languages. Second and third on the list are Jack Sprague and Charles A. Boyle. 2 of them were born since 1970. The earliest on the list is Winsor McCay, born in 1869, and the youngest Andrew Rowe, born in 1988.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Winsor McCay
in 47 Wikipedia languages
First
1869
Winsor McCay
Youngest
1988
Andrew Rowe
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Spring Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Spring Lake’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Spring Lake
Languages with an article: 47 for Winsor McCay, 7 for Jack Sprague, 6 for Charles A. Boyle.
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The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.7 times.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spring Lake 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 (4)
- Winsor McCay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Sprague: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Boyle: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Bylsma: Andy from Pittsburgh, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons