EJ#1
Famous people · Armour
8 famous people were born in Armour, more of them leaders than in most towns
Emily St. James, the American writer and critic, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The American psychologist John C. Flanagan ranks second, ahead of Peirson Mitchell Hall. In the age of mills and railroads, 4 were born, the most of any period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Benjamin H. Adams, born in 1888, the newest to Tony Venhuizen, born in 1982.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Emily St. James
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Benjamin H. Adams
Youngest
1982
Tony Venhuizen
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Armour’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Armour is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.4 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Armour’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Armour
Counted by languages, Emily St. James is ahead of John C. Flanagan and Peirson Mitchell Hall: 4, 3 and 3.
JF#2
#3Politics & Law
Peirson Mitchell Hall
1894–1979United States federal judge
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Everyone else born in Armour
The rest number 5, with 3 leaders among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Armour 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)
- Peirson Mitchell Hall: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Venhuizen: Staff Sgt. Taylor Solberg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin H. Adams: US Navy [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons