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Famous people · Vicksburg
4 famous people come from Vicksburg, William Lucking the best known
Articles in 12 languages make the American actor William Lucking the best known. Leon Roberts is second and Bub Kuhn third. From Bub Kuhn to Leon Roberts, the births on the list run from 1899 to 1951. For every 10,000 residents the town has 10.2, while at least half the towns in Michigan list nobody born there.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
William Lucking
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1899
Bub Kuhn
Youngest
1951
Leon Roberts
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Vicksburg
By how many languages cover them, William Lucking comes first (12), then Leon Roberts (4) and Bub Kuhn (3).
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Through the years
When Vicksburg’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Vicksburg is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.1 times.
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 Vicksburg
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vicksburg 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 (1)
- Leon Roberts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons