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Famous people · Aberdeen
Athletes stand out among the 17 famous people born in Aberdeen
Articles in 10 languages make the American supercentenarian Moses Hardy the best known. The next two names are Dwayne Whitfield and James Phelan, Jr.. 5 of them were born since 1970. The first birth on record is Henry Dalton’s, in 1847, and the last Channing Ward’s, in 1992.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Moses Hardy
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1847
Henry Dalton
Youngest
1992
Channing Ward
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Aberdeen’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Aberdeen is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.7 times as common.
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 Aberdeen’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Aberdeen
Moses Hardy has articles in 10 languages, Dwayne Whitfield in 6 and James Phelan, Jr. in 6.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Aberdeen 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)
- James Phelan, Jr.: Frontispiece of 1891's "Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of James Phelan, a Representative from Tennessee" published by US Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ollie Darden: Unidentified (Ensian published by University of Michigan), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Bush: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reggie Kelly: Christopher Ragazzo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Bell Dickson: Dleaton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Ingate Thompson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Dalton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Geraldine de Courcy: Deb Ross, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons