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Anna Louise Strong tops a list of 5 famous people born in Friend
Articles in 31 languages make the American journalist Anna Louise Strong the best known. John L. Loos, the American historian, comes second, with Elvin C. Drake third. 3 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Births span 1885 to 1971, from Anna Louise Strong to Jana Hughes.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Anna Louise Strong
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
Anna Louise Strong
Youngest
1971
Jana Hughes
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
What stands out about Friend’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Friend’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1880s, with 1 people born in that decade.
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The best known
Born in Friend
Counted by languages, Anna Louise Strong is ahead of John L. Loos and Elvin C. Drake: 31, 3 and 2.
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Sports
Elvin C. Drake
1903–1988Head coach of the University of California, Los Angeles track and field team
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What Friend is known for
2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Friend 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 (1)
- Anna Louise Strong: Tim Davenport, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons