#1Famous people · Ord
Ord is the birthplace of 6 famous people
The best known is the American film director Clyde E. Elliott, with articles in 5 languages. Only 35 of the 233 towns in Nebraska with anyone on record list more. Births span 1883 to 1968, from Orin A. Kates to Mike McCready. No town in Nebraska lists more than Lincoln, with 45.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Clyde E. Elliott
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Orin A. Kates
Youngest
1968
Mike McCready
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Ord
Clyde E. Elliott, Chris Peterson and Mabel Gillespie are written about in 5, 2 and 2 languages.
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Through the years
When Ord’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 2 births.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ord is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
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 Ord
A further 3 follow, born between 1883 and 1968.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ord 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)
- Clyde E. Elliott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike McCready: Davidmcdaniels1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons