JD#1
Famous people · Plain City
Plain City counts 8 famous people, first among them James Dillion
James Dillion, the athletics competitor, is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. Second place goes to the American botanist and bryologist Aaron John Sharp, third to Roger N. Beachy. Over 104 years of births, the list goes from John T. Brown (1876) to Donnie Nickey (1980). The largest group, 4, was born in the age of mills and railroads.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
James Dillion
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
John T. Brown
Youngest
1980
Donnie Nickey
The best known
Born in Plain City
By how many languages cover them, James Dillion comes first (13), then Aaron John Sharp (5) and Roger N. Beachy (4).
AS#2
Science & Medicine
Aaron John Sharp
1904–1997American botanist and bryologist
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#3Through the years
When Plain City’s famous people were born
The 1900s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
NotableScience & MedicineMusicSportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Plain City is known for
The field with the most names is Science & Medicine: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Plain City
Another 5, the earliest born in 1876.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plain City 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 (1)
- Roger N. Beachy: Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons