#1Famous people · La Grange
Of the 10 famous people born in La Grange, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the baseball player from the United states Homer Bailey, covered in 11 languages. Second place goes to the American football player Johnnie Johnson, third to Gabbie Nolen. 4 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 3 of the names.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Homer Bailey
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
Waller Thomas Burns
Youngest
1986
Homer Bailey
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about La Grange’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When La Grange’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What La Grange is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.7 times.
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 La Grange
Homer Bailey, Johnnie Johnson and Gabbie Nolen are written about in 11, 5 and 4 languages.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in La Grange
Here are 7 more, born from 1858 to 1975.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Grange 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)
- Homer Bailey: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waller Thomas Burns: The Houston Post, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons