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Famous people · Rosedale

Mildrette Netter tops a list of 7 famous people born in Rosedale

At the top of the list is the American athletics competitor Mildrette Netter, covered in 16 languages. The largest group, 5, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list runs from Walter Sillers, Jr., born in 1888, to Mildrette Netter, born in 1948. The biggest group are leaders: 3.

#4 best knownWalter Sillers, Jr.Politics & Law · 1888–1966
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7
notable people
Best known
Mildrette Netter
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Walter Sillers, Jr.
Youngest
1948
Mildrette Netter
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Rosedale

Counted by languages, Mildrette Netter is ahead of Cliff Meely and Redd Holt: 16, 9 and 4.

MN#1
Notable

Mildrette Netter

born 1948

American athletics competitor

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CM#2
Sports

Cliff Meely

1947–2013

American basketball player

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RH#3
Music

Redd Holt

1932–2023

American musician

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Rosedale’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.

Mills & railroadsThe American century19001950Walter Sillers, Jr.
Politics & LawMusicNotableSports

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

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What Rosedale is known for

Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.1 times as common.

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 Rosedale

Of the other 4, 3 are leaders.

Walter Sillers, Jr.

Walter Sillers, Jr.

1888–1966

American politician

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Dennis Binder

born 1928

American rhythm and blues musician

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Florence Sillers Ogden

1891–1971

American columnist and segregationist

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
John L. Pearson

John L. Pearson

1926–2021

American judge and politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rosedale 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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