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Famous people · West Union
West Union’s famous people span 166 years: 4 births from 1812 to 1978
The best known is the American politician Andrew Ellison, with articles in 5 languages. Second place goes to the Australian Paralympic athlete Damien Burroughs, third to Brian Baldridge. The list’s best known name, Andrew Ellison, dates from 1812. Half or more of the towns in Ohio have no one on record, but this one has 13.8 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Andrew Ellison
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1812
Andrew Ellison
Youngest
1978
Damien Burroughs
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in West Union
Two of the three are leaders.
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Through the years
When West Union’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1810s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What West Union is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 3.6 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.
Everyone
Everyone else born in West Union
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Union 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 (2)
- Damien Burroughs: Australian Paralympic Committee, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Means: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons