#1Famous people · Smithfield
From 1872 to 1985, Smithfield was the birthplace of 5 famous people
Articles in 5 languages make the American soccer player Sergio Flores the best known. Behind the leader come Bill Anderson and Lee Thompson. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 4 of them. For every 10,000 residents there are 3.5 on the list, well above the typical Utah town’s 0.5.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Sergio Flores
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Willard Langton
Youngest
1985
Sergio Flores
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Smithfield
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1BA#2
LT#3
Through the years
When Smithfield’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Smithfield is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.7 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 Smithfield
The other 2 span the years 1872 to 1906.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Smithfield 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 (1)
- Sergio Flores: James Calder/Crystal Palace FC USA, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons