#1Famous people · Blair
From 1884 to 1986, Blair was the birthplace of 8 famous people
At the top of the list is the American politician Megan Hunt, covered in 5 languages. The American football official Clete Blakeman ranks second, ahead of Gene Williams. 2 were born in 1970 or later. The largest group, 4, was born between 1920 and 1969.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Megan Hunt
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Otto Diller Schmidt
Youngest
1986
Megan Hunt
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Blair’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Blair’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 3.
Politics & LawSportsMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Blair
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1
#2GW#3
Known for
What Blair is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.8 times as common.
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 Blair
5 more, 2 of them athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blair 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)
- Megan Hunt: Megan Hunt, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clete Blakeman: Arnie Papp, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Otto Diller Schmidt: ChildOfTheWheat, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Seaton: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons