#1Famous people · Clinton
7 famous people were born in Clinton, more of them leaders than in most towns
Articles in 17 languages make the American boxer Virgil Hill the best known. Behind the leader come Pat Ward and Patricia Billings. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 5 of them. Births span 1866 to 1965, from Henry J. Arnold to Rodger Reedy.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Virgil Hill
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
Henry J. Arnold
Youngest
1965
Rodger Reedy
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Clinton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Clinton is known for
Clinton has 2.7× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Clinton’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1960s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Clinton
Three names lead: Virgil Hill (17 languages), Pat Ward (5) and Patricia Billings (5).
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#3Writing & Arts
Patricia Billings
born 1926American sculptor and inventor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clinton 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 (4)
- Virgil Hill: Shane Balkowitsch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Billings: Grich004, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry J. Arnold: Charles D. Kirkland, 1851-1926, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Luebber: Joel Dinda: Flickr, website, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons