#1Notable
Charles Spurgeon Johnson
1893–1956(1893-1956) American sociologist and university administrator
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Famous people · Bristol
From 1858 to 1991, Bristol was the birthplace of 14 famous people
Best known of all is Charles Spurgeon Johnson, written about in 7 languages. The next two names are Beattie Feathers and William Francis Rhea. The largest group, 5, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Per head, the list is long: 8.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Virginia has 0.1.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Charles Spurgeon Johnson
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
William Francis Rhea
Youngest
1991
Will Wampler
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Bristol’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bristol’s famous people were born
The 1900s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawBusinessNotableWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bristol
Charles Spurgeon Johnson, Beattie Feathers and William Francis Rhea are written about in 7, 5 and 5 languages.
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#2Sports
Beattie Feathers
1909–1979American college football coach, college baseball coach
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#3Known for
What Bristol is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 5 people.
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 Bristol
The other 11 span the years 1879 to 1991.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bristol 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 (8)
- Charles Spurgeon Johnson: Gordon Parks, Office of War Information, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beattie Feathers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Francis Rhea: "Clinch Valley News" (Tazewell, Virginia)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Floyd H. Roberts: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Helton: USCG photo by PA1 Barry Lane, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Denton: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Barker: Karl Palutke on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Miller: Burnhamandroot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons