#1Famous people · Granger
Granger is the birthplace of 5 famous people
The best known is the American baseball player Dave Danforth, with articles in 5 languages. Gil Bartosh, the American football quarterback and coach, comes second, with Chena Gilstrap third. The largest group, 3, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Over 50 years of births, the list goes from Dave Danforth (1890) to Charley Warner (1940).
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Dave Danforth
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Dave Danforth
Youngest
1940
Charley Warner
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Granger
The three best known are all athletes.
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#3Through the years
When Granger’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1910s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Granger is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.3 times.
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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Everyone else born in Granger
2 more, from 1914 to 1940.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Granger 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 (2)
- Dave Danforth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chena Gilstrap: University of Texas at Arlington News Service Photograph Collection, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons