#1Famous people · Athens
Of the 7 famous people born in Athens, an unusual share are athletes
Articles in 7 languages make the American flight director Gerald D. Griffin the best known. Second place goes to the American businessman Sid W. Richardson, third to Pete Donohue. In the age of mills and railroads, 3 were born, the most of any period. Over 98 years of births, the list goes from Sid W. Richardson (1891) to Odrick Ray (1989).
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Gerald D. Griffin
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Sid W. Richardson
Youngest
1989
Odrick Ray
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Athens’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Athens is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.6 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Athens
Gerald D. Griffin, Sid W. Richardson and Pete Donohue are written about in 7, 5 and 3 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Athens’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 2 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageBusinessPolitics & Law
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Everyone else born in Athens
4 more, 3 of them athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Athens 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)
- Gerald D. Griffin: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sid W. Richardson: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Donohue: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wayne Justice: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons