#1Famous people · Angola
Willis Carrier tops a list of 6 famous people born in Angola
Articles in 42 languages make the American inventor Willis Carrier the best known. Christian Laettner, the American basketball player, comes second, with Monroe Salisbury third. 4 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. From Luella A. Varney Serrao to Patchy Mix, the births on the list run from 1863 to 1993.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Willis Carrier
in 42 Wikipedia languages
First
1863
Luella A. Varney Serrao
Youngest
1993
Patchy Mix
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
What stands out about Angola’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Angola
Willis Carrier has articles in 42 languages, Christian Laettner in 30 and Monroe Salisbury in 11.
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#3Through the years
When Angola’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1870s, at 2.
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Everyone else born in Angola
3 more, from 1863 to 1993.
Pius L. Schwert
1892–1941American politician and professional baseball catcher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Angola 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 (5)
- Willis Carrier: 100th Anniversary Press Kit - Carrier Corp, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Laettner: Steven Buyansky, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monroe Salisbury: By Carolyn Lowrey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pius L. Schwert: Washington Press-Photo Bureau, photographer. US Government Printing Office, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luella A. Varney Serrao: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons