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Famous people · Bassett
Bassett is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Most widely known is Harvey Cloyd Philpott, the American politician, with articles in 6 languages. Ward Armstrong is second and Otis Martin third. The earliest on the list is Harvey Cloyd Philpott, born in 1909, and the youngest Ward Armstrong, born in 1956. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Harvey Cloyd Philpott
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
Harvey Cloyd Philpott
Youngest
1956
Ward Armstrong
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Bassett
Leaders take two of the three places.
#2OM#3
Through the years
When Bassett’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawSportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bassett is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
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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1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bassett 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 (2)
- Ward Armstrong: cliff1066, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Maxey: Nolanwebb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons