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Famous people · New Albany

New Albany’s famous people span 129 years: 4 births from 1869 to 1998

At the top of the list is the American diver David Dinsmore, covered in 8 languages. Behind the leader come Camaron Cheeseman and Kid Camp. The biggest group are athletes: 3. The list’s best known name, David Dinsmore, dates from 1997.

#2 best knownCamaron CheesemanSports · born 1998
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
David Dinsmore
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1869
Kid Camp
Youngest
1998
Camaron Cheeseman
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known

Born in New Albany

David Dinsmore has articles in 8 languages, Camaron Cheeseman in 3 and Kid Camp in 3.

DD#1
Notable

David Dinsmore

born 1997

American diver

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Camaron Cheeseman#2
Sports

Camaron Cheeseman

born 1998

American football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
KC#3
Sports

Kid Camp

1869–1895

Major League Baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When New Albany’s famous people were born

3 were born since 1970, and the 1990s alone saw 3.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday1850190019502000
SportsNotable

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

Known for

What New Albany is known for

Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.1 times as common.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in New Albany

1 more, best known first.

KS

Kole Sherwood

born 1997

American ice hockey player

A chosen home

Also called New Albany home

Notable people Wikidata lists as living in New Albany, though born elsewhere.

Les Wexner

Les Wexner

born 1937

American businessman (1937-present)

David Goodman

David Goodman

born 1967

American politician

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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Columbus’, at 26 names.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Albany 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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