#1Famous people · Pender
Pender is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Maurice Pate, the American humanitarian, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. The American double bassist Monty Budwig ranks second, ahead of Ad Wenke. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 4 of them. The earliest on the list is Maurice Pate, born in 1894, and the youngest Monty Budwig, born in 1926.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Maurice Pate
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Maurice Pate
Youngest
1926
Monty Budwig
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Pender
Ranked by languages covered: Maurice Pate with 7, then Monty Budwig with 7 and Ad Wenke with 2.
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Through the years
When Pender’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1890s than in any other decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pender is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Pender
The other 2 span the years 1903 to 1906.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pender 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)
- Maurice Pate: Bjørn Fjørtoft, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loren Miller: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons