#1Famous people · Taylor
5 famous people were born in Taylor
Most widely known is Hannah Williams, the American actress, with articles in 6 languages. Behind the leader come Percy W. Griffiths and Sid Michaels Kavulich. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 3 in all. The oldest name on the list belongs to Percy W. Griffiths, born in 1893, the newest to Sid Michaels Kavulich, born in 1956.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Hannah Williams
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Percy W. Griffiths
Youngest
1956
Sid Michaels Kavulich
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Taylor
Hannah Williams, Percy W. Griffiths and Sid Michaels Kavulich are written about in 6, 6 and 3 languages.
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#2Politics & Law
Percy W. Griffiths
1893–1983Politician, athlete and coach
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
SK#3
Through the years
When Taylor’s famous people were born
The 1910s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Taylor is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.9 times.
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 Taylor
2 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Scranton lists the most people: 39.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Taylor 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)
- Hannah Williams: Georg Pahl, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Percy W. Griffiths: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Gardner: Interaction-Design.org, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glynn Lunney: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons