#1Famous people · Fulton
Of the 15 famous people born in Fulton, an unusual share are athletes
Articles in 27 languages make the athletics competitor Helen Stephens the best known. William F. Baker, the civil engineer, comes second, with Dixie Kid third. 8 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list runs from Gideon Frank Rothwell, born in 1836, to Rodney Coe, born in 1993.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Helen Stephens
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1836
Gideon Frank Rothwell
Youngest
1993
Rodney Coe
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Fulton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Fulton is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Fulton
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When Fulton’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Fulton
The other 12 span the years 1836 to 1993.
Nick Cave
born 1959African-American fabric sculptor, dancer, and performance artist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fulton 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 (6)
- Helen Stephens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Baker: SOM, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dixie Kid: Magnus Cigarettes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Cave: Bowmanga1278, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bake McBride: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gideon Frank Rothwell: Reproduced in February 2005 edition of the University of Missouri Alumni Association Newsletter., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons