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Paducah is the birthplace of 5 famous people
At the top of the list is the American football player Earl Goodwin, covered in 3 languages. Second place goes to the politician Donna G. Nelson, third to Maury Bray. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 3 of them. Donna G. Nelson, born in 1943, is the youngest, and Earl Goodwin, born in 1901, the first on record.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Earl Goodwin
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Earl Goodwin
Youngest
1943
Donna G. Nelson
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Paducah
Athletes take two of the three places.
DN#2
MB#3
Through the years
When Paducah’s famous people were born
The 1900s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Paducah is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as 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 Paducah
The other 2 span the years 1901 to 1921.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Paducah 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.