#1Famous people · Spring Valley
4 famous people call Spring Valley their birthplace
Malcolm Williams leads the list, covered in 7 languages. The American politician Edward Everett Smith ranks second, ahead of Doc Evans. Births span 1861 to 1912, from Edward Everett Smith to Ralph E. Comstock. The longest list in Minnesota is Duluth’s, with 50 names.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Malcolm Williams
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Edward Everett Smith
Youngest
1912
Ralph E. Comstock
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Spring Valley
Malcolm Williams, Edward Everett Smith and Doc Evans are written about in 7, 6 and 3 languages.
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Through the years
When Spring Valley’s famous people were born
The 1870s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Film, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Spring Valley is known for
Share of Spring Valley’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 Spring Valley
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spring Valley 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)
- Malcolm Williams: Herbert Brenon Film Corporation / First National Exhibitors' Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Everett Smith: State of Minnesota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons