#1Military
Curtis Brown
born 1956American Air Force pilot and astronaut
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Famous people · Elizabethtown
The 8 famous people born in Elizabethtown, led by Curtis Brown
Curtis Brown, the American Air Force pilot and astronaut, is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. Second place goes to the American politician James Iver McKay, third to J. Bayard Clark. The largest group, 3, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Curtis Brown
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1793
James Iver McKay
Youngest
1986
Kevin Richardson
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Elizabethtown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Elizabethtown’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Elizabethtown
The three are covered in 25, 8 and 4 languages: Curtis Brown, James Iver McKay and J. Bayard Clark.
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What Elizabethtown is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.8 times as common.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elizabethtown 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)
- Curtis Brown: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Iver McKay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer L. Lyon: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William McBryar: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons