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Famous people · Springville

Of the 8 famous people born in Springville, an unusual share are athletes

Glenn Scobey Warner is the best known, with articles in 4 languages. The next two names are Bill Warner and Ken Knowlton. The list runs from Joseph Gallup Cochran, born in 1817, to Joey Snyder III, born in 1973. For every 10,000 residents there are 19.1 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9.

#1 best knownGlenn Scobey WarnerSports · 1871–1954
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Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Glenn Scobey Warner
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1817
Joseph Gallup Cochran
Youngest
1973
Joey Snyder III
Most common field
Sports
5 people

What stands out about Springville’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Springville is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.8 times.

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 Springville

Glenn Scobey Warner leads with articles in 4 languages, ahead of Bill Warner (3) and Ken Knowlton (3).

Glenn Scobey Warner#1
Sports

Glenn Scobey Warner

1871–1954

American college football coach, College Football Hall of Fame member

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Bill Warner#2
Sports

Bill Warner

1881–1944

American football player and coach

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Ken Knowlton#3
Science & Medicine

Ken Knowlton

1931–2022

Computer graphics professional

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Springville’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1880s, with 2 people born in that decade.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American century1800185019001950Bill WarnerKen Knowlton
SportsScience & MedicineMusicFaith

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Springville

Another 5, 3 of them athletes.

CW

Christine Weidinger

1946–2024

American opera singer

ED

Emmons Dunbar

1882–1954

American football player and coach

JC

Joseph Gallup Cochran

1817–1871

Early American missionary to Qajar Iran

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springville 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.

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