#1Famous people · Scotia
Conyers Herring tops a list of 5 famous people born in Scotia
Articles in 16 languages make the American physicist Conyers Herring the best known. Laura Diaz is second and George Runner third. The first birth on record is Conyers Herring’s, in 1914, and the last Joe Cremo’s, in 1996. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Conyers Herring
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Conyers Herring
Youngest
1996
Joe Cremo
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Scotia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Scotia’s famous people were born
The 1910s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Scotia
Ranked by languages covered: Conyers Herring with 16, then Laura Diaz with 6 and George Runner with 4.
#1
#2
#3Known for
What Scotia is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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Everyone else born in Scotia
Another 2, the earliest born in 1918.
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A chosen home
Also called Scotia home
Born elsewhere, Nicholas Delpopolo lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Scotia 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)
- Conyers Herring: Herring, Conyers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Diaz: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Runner: Office of Senator George Runner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons