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Duke Erikson
born 1951American musician, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, film producer and record producer
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Famous people · Lyons
7 famous people come from Lyons, Duke Erikson the best known
With articles in 12 languages, Duke Erikson is the most widely known. Howard Mitchell is second and Ervin Dennis third. Over 75 years of births, the list goes from John R. Jones (1876) to Duke Erikson (1951). The largest group, 4, was born in the age of mills and railroads.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Duke Erikson
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
John R. Jones
Youngest
1951
Duke Erikson
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Lyons
Duke Erikson leads with articles in 12 languages, ahead of Howard Mitchell (6) and Ervin Dennis (3).
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When Lyons’s famous people were born
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lyons 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)
- Duke Erikson: Jérôme from Rouen, FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Mitchell: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Jones: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Arnold Karo: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons