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5 famous people call Lovington their birthplace
Jim Franklin, the actor, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The American football player Ray Berry ranks second, ahead of Ronnie Black. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 4 of them. Half or more of the towns in New Mexico have no one on record, but this one has 4.3 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Jim Franklin
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1920
Gene Lusk
Youngest
1977
Taymon Domzalski
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Lovington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lovington’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 1 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lovington
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Known for
What Lovington is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.7 times as common.
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Everyone else born in Lovington
Here are 2 more, born from 1920 to 1977.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lovington 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.