#1Famous people · Union
26 famous people were born in Union from 1820 to 1998
The best known is the American basketball player Clifford Ray, with articles in 11 languages. Mona Lisa and Bob Jeter follow. The largest group, 12, was born between 1920 and 1969. 5 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
26
notable people
Best known
Clifford Ray
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1820
James H. Goss
Youngest
1998
Shi Smith
Most common field
Sports
13 people
What stands out about Union’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Union’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicFilm, TV & StageMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Union
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Known for
What Union is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
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 Union
23 more, from 1820 to 1998.
James M. Farr
1874–1958American university president, professor of English language and literature
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Union 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 (7)
- Clifford Ray: Clifford_Ray.jpg: Original uploader was Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia derivative work: Pacoperez6, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James H. Goss: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shi Smith: Dhalps23, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Hooker: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- States Rights Gist: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth B. Grimball: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Farr: Artist not known, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons