#1Politics & Law
David O. McKay
1873–1970President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Famous people · Huntsville
Huntsville counts 5 famous people, first among them David O. McKay
Best known of all is David O. McKay, written about in 18 languages. Anders Johnson and Joseph Peterson follow. In the age of mills and railroads, 3 were born, the most of any period. More are leaders than anything else, 2 in all.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
David O. McKay
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
Georgina G. Marriott
Youngest
1998
Anders Johnson
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Huntsville
The three are covered in 18, 6 and 5 languages: David O. McKay, Anders Johnson and Joseph Peterson.
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#3Through the years
When Huntsville’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1870s come out on top, with 2 births.
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What Huntsville is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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Still to come: 2 more, from 1865 to 1928.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Huntsville 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)
- David O. McKay: David O. McKay, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Peterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Georgina G. Marriott: The Ogden Standard-Examiner Ogden, Utah Thursday, August 8, 1946, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons