#1Famous people · Jacksonville
Jacksonville counts 7 famous people, first among them Pinto Colvig
Articles in 21 languages make the American voice actor Pinto Colvig the best known. Second and third on the list are Alfred E. Reames and Bernice Cameron. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 5 in all. Pinto Colvig, born in 1892, is the youngest, and William F. Herrin, born in 1854, the first on record.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Pinto Colvig
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1854
William F. Herrin
Youngest
1892
Pinto Colvig
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Jacksonville
Counted by languages, Pinto Colvig is ahead of Alfred E. Reames and Bernice Cameron: 21, 9 and 4.
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#3Through the years
When Jacksonville’s famous people were born
The 1890s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Jacksonville is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Jacksonville
Another 4, the earliest born in 1854.
William F. Herrin
1854–1927American lawyer, businessman, banker, real estate developer
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Also called Jacksonville home
One more notable person made the town home: Bruce Campbell.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jacksonville 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)
- Pinto Colvig: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred E. Reames: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernice Cameron: Medford Mail Tribune Medford, Oregon Sunday, July 2, 1939, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Herrin: Hamilton Henry Dobbin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Campbell: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons