#1Famous people · Paris
The 17 famous people born in Paris, led by Cherry Jones
Articles in 37 languages make the American actress Cherry Jones the best known. The largest group, 8, was born between 1920 and 1969. Per head, the list is long: 16.4 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Tennessee has 2.9. Births span 1804 to 1993, from Robert Anderson Irion to Andrew Jelks.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Cherry Jones
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1804
Robert Anderson Irion
Youngest
1993
Andrew Jelks
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
The best known
Born in Paris
Cherry Jones has articles in 37 languages, Howell Edmunds Jackson in 12 and James D. Porter in 10.
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#2Politics & Law
Howell Edmunds Jackson
1832–1895American jurist and politician
12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Paris’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1920s, with 3 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageMilitaryFaithWriting & ArtsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Paris is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.4 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Paris 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)
- Cherry Jones: Kathleen Tyler Conklin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howell Edmunds Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James D. Porter: Washington Bogart Cooper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hall Buchanan, Jr.: Gate44o, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buster Jones: ABC Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elkanah Greer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hicks Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons