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Soupy Sales
1926–2009American comedian, actor and radio/television personality
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Famous people · Franklinton
5 famous people were born in Franklinton from 1873 to 1975
With articles in 17 languages, Soupy Sales is the most widely known. The next two names are Henry Bibby and Wilbur Wade Card. Between 1920 and 1969, 3 were born, the most of any period. Soupy Sales, the best known, was born in 1926.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Soupy Sales
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
Wilbur Wade Card
Youngest
1975
Wilmont Perry
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Franklinton
Two of the three are athletes.
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Wilbur Wade Card
1873–1948American baseball player, coach, and athletic director
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Through the years
When Franklinton’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Franklinton is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Franklinton
Of the other 2, 2 are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Franklinton 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)
- Soupy Sales: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Bibby: Larry Sharkey, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur Wade Card: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Bibby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons