#1Famous people · Martin
The 6 famous people born in Martin, led by Hayden White
At the top of the list is the American historian Hayden White, covered in 37 languages. Second and third on the list are Chad Clifton and Paul Fitts. Paul Fitts, born in 1912, is the earliest name and Justin Harrell, born in 1984, the latest. Since 1970, 3 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Hayden White
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
Paul Fitts
Youngest
1984
Justin Harrell
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Martin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Martin’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 2.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Martin
Counted by languages, Hayden White is ahead of Chad Clifton and Paul Fitts: 37, 6 and 5.
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What Martin is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.4 times as common.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Martin 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)
- Hayden White: Stanford University, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Clifton: Mike Morbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Harrell: P. Cutler, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert M. Walker: Scott Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons