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Famous people · Alexander
Alexander counts 5 famous people, first among them Al Keller
At the top of the list is the racecar driver Al Keller, covered in 13 languages. The American politician Horace E. Houghton ranks second, ahead of Ada E. North. The largest group, 3, was born in the early republic. Born in 1835, Horace E. Houghton is the first name on record, and Al Keller, born in 1920, the most recent.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Al Keller
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1835
Horace E. Houghton
Youngest
1920
Al Keller
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
What stands out about Alexander’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Alexander’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1830s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Science & MedicinePolitics & LawNotableBusinessSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Alexander
The three are covered in 13, 2 and 1 languages: Al Keller, Horace E. Houghton and Ada E. North.
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What Alexander is known for
Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 1 people.
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A further 2 follow, born between 1837 and 1896.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alexander 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)
- Ada E. North: Published in above-mentioned work, which was by Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Manvel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gardner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons