#1Famous people · Utica
Of the 9 famous people born in Utica, an unusual share are athletes
Lindsey Hunter, the American basketball player and coach, is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. Second and third on the list are Alonzo Bradley and Charles H. Griffin. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. Over 79 years of births, the list goes from Sonny Boy Nelson (1908) to Marcell Young (1987).
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Lindsey Hunter
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
Sonny Boy Nelson
Youngest
1987
Marcell Young
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Utica’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Utica is known for
Utica has 1.6× the usual share of athletes.
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 Utica’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Utica
Lindsey Hunter leads with articles in 22 languages, ahead of Alonzo Bradley (10) and Charles H. Griffin (5).
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Everyone else born in Utica
Another 6, the earliest born in 1908.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Utica 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)
- Lindsey Hunter: Pete Souza, White House photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Griffin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Newton: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Lee Simmons: Office of U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons