#1Famous people · Altavista
Altavista counts 3 famous people, first among them Guy Gardner
The best known is the American astronaut Guy Gardner, with articles in 21 languages. The American football player Juan Thornhill ranks second, ahead of Bucky Jacobs. From Bucky Jacobs to Juan Thornhill, the births on the list run from 1913 to 1995. Next door, Hurt lists one, Stacy Compton.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Guy Gardner
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1913
Bucky Jacobs
Youngest
1995
Juan Thornhill
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Altavista
Two of the three are athletes.
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What Altavista is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Altavista 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 (4)
- Guy Gardner: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Juan Thornhill: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bucky Jacobs: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stacy Compton: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons