#1Clarion counts 4 famous people, first among them Chris Kirkpatrick
Chris Kirkpatrick, the American singer and dancer, is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. Close behind are Ernest M. Skinner and George W. Alexander. Births span 1849 to 1971, from William Worth Patterson to Chris Kirkpatrick. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 9.5 for every 10,000 residents.
Born in Clarion
By how many languages cover them, Chris Kirkpatrick comes first (19), then Ernest M. Skinner (6) and George W. Alexander (3).
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#2When Clarion’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Clarion is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, 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 else born in Clarion
1 more, best known first.
Who’s the most famous person from Clarion?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Clarion’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clarion 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 (3)
- Chris Kirkpatrick: The original uploader was LuckyPineapple at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest M. Skinner: Roof, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Worth Patterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
