#1Famous people · Silver City
12 famous people were born in Silver City, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Articles in 16 languages make the American actor Paul Benedict the best known. Second place goes to the American astronomer Elisa Quintana, third to James Tenney. Charles S. Kilburn (1895) and Travis Dodson (1985) mark the two ends of the list. Births since 1970 account for 3 of the names.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Paul Benedict
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Charles S. Kilburn
Youngest
1985
Travis Dodson
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Silver City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Silver City’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1930s than in any other decade: 4.
SportsMilitaryFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Silver City
Ranked by languages covered: Paul Benedict with 16, then Elisa Quintana with 14 and James Tenney with 11.
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What Silver City is known for
Silver City has 7× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Silver City 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 (8)
- Paul Benedict: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisa Quintana: NASA/Ames Research Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Tenney: Lstsnd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Shepherd: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howie Morales: NewMexicoMercury, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudy White: Chrisjlat, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Delbert O. Jennings: The original uploader was Kumioko at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles S. Kilburn: "Assembly" magazine. Association of Graduates, USMA (West Point, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons