#1Film, TV & Stage
Pat Nixon
1912–1993First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974
61 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Ely
Pat Nixon tops a list of 5 famous people born in Ely
Best known of all is Pat Nixon, written about in 61 languages. The next two names are Dave Ulrich and A. J. Carpenter. The largest group, 3, was born between 1920 and 1969. The oldest name on the list belongs to A. J. Carpenter, born in 1911, the newest to Dave Ulrich, born in 1953.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Pat Nixon
in 61 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
A. J. Carpenter
Youngest
1953
Dave Ulrich
Most common field
Military
2 people
What stands out about Ely’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Ely
Pat Nixon has articles in 61 languages, Dave Ulrich in 8 and A. J. Carpenter in 2.
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#3Military
A. J. Carpenter
1911–1999Rear Admiral in the United States Coast Guard
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Ely’s famous people were born
The 1910s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
MilitaryFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineWriting & Arts
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Known for
What Ely is known for
2 of them work in Military, the biggest field.
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Another 2, the earliest born in 1940.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ely 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 (4)
- Pat Nixon: Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. J. Carpenter: Albert Carpenter, editor-in-chief, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Bergon: Jack Latson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert J. Spane: Not stated., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons