#1Film, TV & Stage
W. C. Fields
1880–1946American comedian, actor, juggler and writer
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Famous people · Darby
Most of the 34 famous people born in Darby came into the world between 1920 and 1969
W. C. Fields is the best known, with articles in 46 languages. Second and third on the list are John Patrick Foley and Carl Robie. Born in 1711, William Bartram is the first name on record, and Darrell Hill, born in 1993, the most recent. 16 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
34
notable people
Best known
W. C. Fields
in 46 Wikipedia languages
First
1711
William Bartram
Youngest
1993
Darrell Hill
Most common field
Sports
16 people
What stands out about Darby’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Darby’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 12.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Darby
W. C. Fields has articles in 46 languages, John Patrick Foley in 26 and Carl Robie in 22.
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#2Faith
John Patrick Foley
1935–2011American Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal
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#3Sports
Carl Robie
1945–2011American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, lawyer
22 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Darby is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.3 times the usual share.
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 Darby
Another 31, the earliest born in 1711.
Bill Forrester
born 1957American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
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Bill Werndl
born 1945Sports talk radio host currently broadcasting from WCHE 1520 AM and WBCB 1490 AM.
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Philadelphia has the longest list next door: 30.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Darby 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 (16)
- W. C. Fields: Harry Warnecke / Lee Jennings Elkins, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Patrick Foley: Tatacolt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Robie: Harry Pot for Anefo ]], CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoff Petrie: Sacramento_Kings_The_Maloofs_&_You_meeting.jpg: Renee V derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Forrester: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Vito: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrell Hill: Branko Radovanović, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher G. Donovan: Toasterb, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Stanford: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo Burt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Filson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Werndl: Florgio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard S. Gebelein: Rzgebelein, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Noam Chomsky: Augusto Starita / Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Derman: Knm3211, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Wilder: Professor Bop, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons