#1Famous people · Avon
7 famous people were born in Avon, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American politician Edwin Baruch Winans, covered in 8 languages. Babe Clark is second and Jocko Halligan third. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 4 in all. The list runs from John Pearson, born in 1802, to Andrea Bailey, born in 1972.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Edwin Baruch Winans
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1802
John Pearson
Youngest
1972
Andrea Bailey
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Avon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Avon is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.1 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Avon
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When Avon’s famous people were born
The 1820s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Avon
4 more, from 1802 to 1972.
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The longest list nearby is Caledonia’s, with 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Avon 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)
- Edwin Baruch Winans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Babe Clark: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jocko Halligan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angus Cameron: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons