#1Famous people · Candor
5 famous people call Candor their birthplace
Most widely known is Herman L. Humphrey, the American politician, with articles in 5 languages. Close behind are Alice Blinn and Frank Howard. In the early republic, 3 were born, the most of any period. Births span 1830 to 1889, from Herman L. Humphrey to Alice Blinn.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Herman L. Humphrey
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1830
Herman L. Humphrey
Youngest
1889
Alice Blinn
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Candor’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Candor’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1830s, at 2.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Candor
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1
#2Writing & Arts
Alice Blinn
1889–1982American educator and magazine editor
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#3Known for
What Candor is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.9 times as common.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Candor 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)
- Herman L. Humphrey: Phineas Camp Headley, author. A. L. Bancroft & Company (San Francisco, CA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Blinn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons