#1Film, TV & Stage
Sylvia Williams
1936–1996Museum director, curator, art historian and scholar of African art
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Famous people · Lincoln
Lincoln is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Best known of all is Sylvia Williams, written about in 5 languages. The only other name is the American baseball player Jack Snyder. Of the bordering towns, Clairton has the longest list: 14, with Claudine Schneider at the top. Births span 1886 to 1936, from Jack Snyder to Sylvia Williams.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Sylvia Williams
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Jack Snyder
Youngest
1936
Sylvia Williams
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
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Born in Lincoln
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lincoln 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)
- Sylvia Williams: Ploskonka, Jeffrey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claudine Schneider: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bud Shuster: Blargh29, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons