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Photo: Evanoco · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Kershaw
5 famous people call Kershaw their birthplace
The best known is the American videographer Nelson Sullivan, with articles in 9 languages. The next two names are Elizabeth Threatt and Art Jones. 2 were born in 1970 or later. Art Jones, born in 1906, is the earliest name and Darrell Shropshire, born in 1983, the latest.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Nelson Sullivan
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Art Jones
Youngest
1983
Darrell Shropshire
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Kershaw’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Kershaw’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Kershaw
Counted by languages, Nelson Sullivan is ahead of Elizabeth Threatt and Art Jones: 9, 6 and 3.
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Known for
What Kershaw is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.7 times as common.
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Everyone else born in Kershaw
Another 2, the earliest born in 1972.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kershaw 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.