#1Famous people · Farmington
Most of the 14 famous people born in Farmington came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
Most widely known is Jake Arrieta, the American baseball player, with articles in 17 languages. Martin L. Clardy (1844) and Jake Arrieta (1986) mark the two ends of the list. 3 of them were born since 1970. Athletes make up the largest group, 5 of them.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Jake Arrieta
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1844
Martin L. Clardy
Youngest
1986
Jake Arrieta
Most common field
Sports
5 people
The best known
Born in Farmington
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Farmington’s famous people were born
The 1880s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMilitaryNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Farmington is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, 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 Farmington
The other 11 span the years 1844 to 1973.
J. Ernest Wilkins Sr.
1894–1959American lawyer (1894–1959); Assistant Secretary of Labor from 1954 to 1958
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Farmington 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 (8)
- Jake Arrieta: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Sebastian: [n.d.], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Conway Ivy: OMGUS Military Tribunal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall Arnold: "St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat" (St. Louis, MO)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin L. Clardy: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barney Pelty: Ramly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Ernest Wilkins Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Agnew: The Sporting News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons