#1Famous people · Sidney
Of the 11 famous people born in Sidney, an unusual share are leaders
The best known is the American politician J. Edward Russell, with articles in 6 languages. Behind the leader come George A. Marshall and George Clyde Fisher. The largest group, 5, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Joey Long, born in 1970, is the youngest, and George A. Marshall, born in 1851, the first on record.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
J. Edward Russell
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1851
George A. Marshall
Youngest
1970
Joey Long
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Sidney’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Sidney is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.7 times the usual share.
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 Sidney
The three are covered in 6, 5 and 5 languages: J. Edward Russell, George A. Marshall and George Clyde Fisher.
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#3Science & Medicine
George Clyde Fisher
1878–1949American curator at the American Museum of Natural History and later the head of the Hayden Planetarium
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Through the years
When Sidney’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
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Everyone else born in Sidney
8 more names, born between 1864 and 1970.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sidney 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 (5)
- J. Edward Russell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Marshall: The Terry Eng. Co. , Columbus Ohio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Clyde Fisher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Flanagan: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren A. Haggott: Bench and Bar Publishing Company (Denver, CO), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons