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Famous people · Clayton

3 famous people were born in Clayton

Charles Deaton, the American architect, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Second place goes to the united States Air Force general Edward L. Tixier, third to Victor Henry Anderson. For every 10,000 residents the town has 10.9, while at least half the towns in New Mexico list nobody born there. The earliest on the list is Victor Henry Anderson, born in 1917, and the youngest Edward L. Tixier, born in 1929.

#2 best knownEdward L. TixierMilitary · 1929–1999
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Charles Deaton
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1917
Victor Henry Anderson
Youngest
1929
Edward L. Tixier
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Clayton

Writers and artists take two of the three places.

CD#1
Writing & Arts

Charles Deaton

1921–1996

American architect

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Edward L. Tixier#2
Military

Edward L. Tixier

1929–1999

United States Air Force general

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
VA#3
Writing & Arts

Victor Henry Anderson

1917–2001

Poet, co-founder of Feri Tradition

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clayton 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.

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