#1Famous people · Wynnewood
5 famous people come from Wynnewood, Tommy Franks the best known
Most widely known is Tommy Franks, the united States Army general, with articles in 25 languages. James Allen and Roger Nelson follow. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 3 in all. The oldest name on the list belongs to David Ward, born in 1907, the newest to James Allen, born in 1975.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Tommy Franks
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
David Ward
Youngest
1975
James Allen
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Wynnewood
Two of the three are athletes.
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Through the years
When Wynnewood’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wynnewood is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.7 times.
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 Wynnewood
2 more, from 1907 to 1949.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wynnewood 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)
- Tommy Franks: U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe D. Phelps: Echambliss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons