#1Famous people · Crosby
9 famous people were born in Crosby, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Articles in 6 languages make the American diplomat Thomas W. Simons, Jr. the best known. The American basketball player Brittany Chambers ranks second, ahead of Nick Anderson. Peter S. Popovich (1920) and Brittany Chambers (1991) mark the two ends of the list. 3 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Thomas W. Simons, Jr.
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1920
Peter S. Popovich
Youngest
1991
Brittany Chambers
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Crosby’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Crosby’s famous people were born
The 1920s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Crosby
Languages with an article: 6 for Thomas W. Simons, Jr., 4 for Brittany Chambers, 4 for Nick Anderson.
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What Crosby is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.6 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crosby 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)
- Thomas W. Simons, Jr.: Nataev, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Anderson: Bryan Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons