#14 famous people were born in Brady
Articles in 3 languages make the American javelin thrower Alton Terry the best known. Scott Appleton is second and Steve Chapman third. The list comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.7 in the typical town in Texas. Births span 1892 to 1954, from Winslow Wilson to Steve Chapman.
Born in Brady
Counted by languages, Alton Terry is ahead of Scott Appleton and Steve Chapman: 3, 3 and 2.
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#3When Brady’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1910s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Brady is known for
Share of Brady’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Brady
1 more, best known first.
Who’s the most famous person from Brady?
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brady 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)
- Alton Terry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Chapman: Southsy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winslow Wilson: Junctiontexas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
