VH#1
Writing & Arts
Virginia Hamilton
1936–2002American writer of children's books
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Famous people · Yellow Springs
8 famous people were born in Yellow Springs, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Virginia Hamilton, the American writer of children's books, is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. The list runs from Anna Huntington Stanley, born in 1864, to Anne Harris, born in 1970. Only 119 of the 773 towns in Ohio with anyone on record list more. Half or more of the towns in Ohio have no one on record, but this one has 21.6 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Virginia Hamilton
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1864
Anna Huntington Stanley
Youngest
1970
Anne Harris
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Yellow Springs’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Yellow Springs’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 2 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Yellow Springs
Virginia Hamilton leads with articles in 21 languages, ahead of Cindy Blackman (19) and Anna Huntington Stanley (10).
#2
#3Writing & Arts
Anna Huntington Stanley
1864–1907American impressionist painter
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Known for
What Yellow Springs is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 3.7 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 Yellow Springs
5 more, from 1937 to 1970.
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A chosen home
Also called Yellow Springs home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Irene Bedard the best known.
Katharine Benedicta Trotter Claypole
1846–1901British born American suffragist and author (c.1846-1901)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Yellow Springs 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 (7)
- Cindy Blackman: Mandy Hall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Huntington Stanley: J. G. Hameter, Dordrecht, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jorn Barger: Robotwisdom, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Harris: Simone Quattrociocchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irene Bedard: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jude Milhon: Trescabehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katharine Benedicta Trotter Claypole: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons