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Famous people · Ponca
4 famous people call Ponca their birthplace
Most widely known is Charles D. Alexander, the American writer, with articles in 3 languages. The next two names are Tommy Atkins and Pug Bennett. From Pug Bennett to Bob Dickey, the births on the list run from 1874 to 1939. More are athletes than anything else, 2 in all.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Charles D. Alexander
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1874
Pug Bennett
Youngest
1939
Bob Dickey
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Ponca
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Ponca’s famous people were born
The 1890s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ponca is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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 Ponca
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ponca 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)
- Tommy Atkins: Sporting Life, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons