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Famous people · Archie

Archie counts 4 famous people, first among them Vicky Hartzler

With articles in 19 languages, Vicky Hartzler is the most widely known. The next two names are Glenn Wright and Lou Garland. The first birth on record is Glenn Wright’s, in 1901, and the last Vicky Hartzler’s, in 1960. Athletes make up the largest group, 3 of them.

#1 best knownVicky HartzlerPolitics & Law · born 1960
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4
notable people
Best known
Vicky Hartzler
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Glenn Wright
Youngest
1960
Vicky Hartzler
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Archie

Two of the three are athletes.

Vicky Hartzler#1
Politics & Law

Vicky Hartzler

born 1960

U.S. Representative from Missouri

19 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Glenn Wright#2
Sports

Glenn Wright

1901–1984

American baseball player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
LG#3
Sports

Lou Garland

1905–1990

Major League Baseball pitcher

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Archie’s famous people were born

Most were born in the age of mills and railroads (3); the busiest decade is the 1900s (2).

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Glenn WrightVicky Hartzler
SportsPolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Archie is known for

Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, 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 Archie

1 more, best known first.

OS

Oad Swigart

1915–1997

American baseball player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Archie 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.

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