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Leonard 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.

#1 best knownLeonard MannFilm, TV & Stage · born 1947
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Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Leonard Mann
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1837
Daniel H. Pinney
Youngest
1971
Chad Walter
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Albion

The three are covered in 14, 4 and 3 languages: Leonard Mann, William Fitts Ryan and Elizabeth Denio.

Leonard Mann#1
Film, TV & Stage

Leonard Mann

born 1947

Italian actor

14 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
William Fitts Ryan#2
Politics & Law

William Fitts Ryan

1922–1972

American politician

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Elizabeth Denio#3
Writing & Arts

Elizabeth Denio

1842–1922

First faculty to give art history lectures at Wellesley College

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Albion’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American century185019001950Elizabeth DenioWilliam Fitts RyanLeonard Mann
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

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

Everyone else born in Albion

3 more names, born between 1837 and 1971.

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Daniel H. Pinney

1837–1921

American judge

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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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