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Politics & Law
Viola Liuzzo
1925–1965American activist and murder victim
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Famous people · California
California counts 5 famous people, first among them Viola Liuzzo
The best known is the American activist and murder victim Viola Liuzzo, with articles in 15 languages. Behind the leader come Philip J. Corso and Fred C. Gilchrist. The largest group, 4, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Only 222 of the 984 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Viola Liuzzo
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Maude Gilchrist
Youngest
1925
Viola Liuzzo
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in California
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3Through the years
When California’s famous people were born
The 1910s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Politics & LawMilitarySportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What California is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
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 California
Here are 2 more, born from 1861 to 1915.
Maude Gilchrist
1861–1952American teacher, school administrator and botanist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, only West Brownsville has someone listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is California 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 (4)
- Philip J. Corso: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred C. Gilchrist: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James G. Blaine: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel J. Reader: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons