#1Famous people · Richlands
6 famous people were born in Richlands
Mario Williams, the American football player, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970. Athletes make up the largest group, 3 of them. The first birth on record is John Williams Shackelford’s, in 1844, and the last Tyler Matthews’, in 1996.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Mario Williams
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1844
John Williams Shackelford
Youngest
1996
Tyler Matthews
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Richlands’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Richlands’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 1 people born in that decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Richlands
First, Mario Williams (9 languages), then Charlie Sanders (7) and Art Taylor (6).
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What Richlands is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.4 times.
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Everyone else born in Richlands
3 more names, born between 1844 and 1996.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richlands 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 (5)
- Mario Williams: Lance Cpl. Brandon Love. Cropped by User:Blueag9., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Sanders: Dave Hogg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Taylor: Frypie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Thompson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Williams Shackelford: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons