#1Leonard Mann tops a list of 6 famous people born in Albion
The best known is the Italian actor Leonard Mann, with articles in 14 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 3 were born, the most of any period. Chad Walter, born in 1971, is the youngest, and Daniel H. Pinney, born in 1837, the first on record. Per head, the list is long: 10.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9.
Born in Albion
The three are covered in 14, 4 and 3 languages: Leonard Mann, William Fitts Ryan and Elizabeth Denio.
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#3Elizabeth Denio
1842–1922First faculty to give art history lectures at Wellesley College
When Albion’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Albion is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Albion
3 more names, born between 1837 and 1971.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Albion 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 (3)
- Leonard Mann: Il_pistolero_dell_Ave_Maria_-_1969.png: Cavarrone at the Italian Wikipedia project. derivative work: Cavarrone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Fitts Ryan: Stanley Wolfson, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Denio: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons