#1Famous people · Dobson
6 famous people call Dobson their birthplace
Alonzo Dillard Folger, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Second and third on the list are Caleb V. Haynes and Mike Richardson. The largest group, 5, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Over 97 years of births, the list goes from Alonzo Dillard Folger (1888) to Mike Richardson (1985).
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Alonzo Dillard Folger
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Alonzo Dillard Folger
Youngest
1985
Mike Richardson
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Dobson
Alonzo Dillard Folger has articles in 8 languages, Caleb V. Haynes in 5 and Mike Richardson in 4.
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Through the years
When Dobson’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1880s, with 2 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryMusicWriting & Arts
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What Dobson is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dobson 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 (3)
- Alonzo Dillard Folger: Marion Post Wolcott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb V. Haynes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clem Llewellyn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons