#1Politics & Law
Francis P. Matthews
1887–19528th Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
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Famous people · Albion
Albion is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Best known of all is Francis P. Matthews, written about in 7 languages. Behind the leader come Viola Florence Barnes and Robert Halligan. Tom Briese, born in 1959, is the youngest, and Viola Florence Barnes, born in 1885, the first on record. More are leaders than anything else, 2 in all.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Francis P. Matthews
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
Viola Florence Barnes
Youngest
1959
Tom Briese
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Albion
The three are covered in 7, 5 and 2 languages: Francis P. Matthews, Viola Florence Barnes and Robert Halligan.
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Through the years
When Albion’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1880s come out on top, with 2 births.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Albion is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Albion
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Albion 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 (2)
- Francis P. Matthews: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Viola Florence Barnes: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons