#14 famous people were born in Shiner
Articles in 8 languages make the American baseball player Ross Youngs the best known. The next two names are Carroll Sembera and Vic Roznovsky. From Ross Youngs in 1897 to Jeremy Fikac in 1975, the births cover 78 years. The biggest group are athletes: 4.
Born in Shiner
Ross Youngs, Carroll Sembera and Vic Roznovsky are written about in 8, 3 and 3 languages.
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#3When Shiner’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1890s come out on top, with 1 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone else born in Shiner
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shiner 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)
- Ross Youngs: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vic Roznovsky: James T. Elder, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons