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Etta Moten Barnett
1901–2004American singer, actress, and activist
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Famous people · Weimar
Athletes stand out among the 8 famous people born in Weimar
Etta Moten Barnett leads the list, covered in 10 languages. Over 80 years of births, the list goes from Ira Townsend (1894) to Jeff Kubenka (1974). More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 5 in all. Per head, the list is long: 27.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Texas has 0.7.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Etta Moten Barnett
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Ira Townsend
Youngest
1974
Jeff Kubenka
Most common field
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What stands out about Weimar’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Weimar is known for
Weimar has 2.1× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Weimar’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1920s come out on top, with 2 births.
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Born in Weimar
Counted by languages, Etta Moten Barnett is ahead of Johnnie David Hutchins and Willis Adams: 10, 4 and 4.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Weimar 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 (3)
- Etta Moten Barnett: Maud Cuney-Hare, 1874-1936, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Konz: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Mikulik: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons