#1Famous people · Preston
4 famous people call Preston their birthplace
Most widely known is George A. Billings, the American actor, with articles in 4 languages. The next two names are Agnes Larson and Kinsey Anderson. Born in 1870, George A. Billings is the first name on record, and Kinsey Anderson, born in 1926, the most recent. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
George A. Billings
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
George A. Billings
Youngest
1926
Kinsey Anderson
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Preston
By how many languages cover them, George A. Billings comes first (4), then Agnes Larson (3) and Kinsey Anderson (3).
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Through the years
When Preston’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1890s, at 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Preston is known for
Share of Preston’s famous people in each field.
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 Preston
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Preston 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)
- George A. Billings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons