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Famous people · Spur
Spur is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Red McCombs, the American businessman, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The American racing driver Raymond Beadle ranks second, ahead of Robb Kendrick. The largest group, 5, was born between 1920 and 1969. From Red McCombs to Robb Kendrick, the births on the list run from 1927 to 1963.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Red McCombs
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1927
Red McCombs
Youngest
1963
Robb Kendrick
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Spur
First, Red McCombs (8 languages), then Raymond Beadle (5) and Robb Kendrick (3).
RB#2
RK#3
Through the years
When Spur’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsWriting & ArtsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Spur is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Spur
2 more names, born between 1934 and 1943.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spur 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.