#1Famous people · Bamberg
12 famous people were born in Bamberg, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American politician and diplomat Nikki Haley, covered in 77 languages. The American baseball player Mookie Wilson ranks second, ahead of Baby Washington. The largest group, 7, was born since 1970. Births span 1927 to 1991, from Cally Gault to A. J. Cann.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Nikki Haley
in 77 Wikipedia languages
First
1927
Cally Gault
Youngest
1991
A. J. Cann
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Bamberg’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Bamberg
Nikki Haley, Mookie Wilson and Baby Washington are written about in 77, 6 and 5 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Bamberg’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 3 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bamberg is known for
Bamberg has 1.6× the usual share of athletes.
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 Bamberg
Another 9, 6 of them athletes.
Justin Bamberg
born 1987American personal injury trial lawyer and Democratic state representative
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bamberg 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 (5)
- Nikki Haley: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mookie Wilson: slgckgc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baby Washington: Urko Dorronsoro, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zack Godley: jnashboulden on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Da'Quan Bowers: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons