#1Famous people · Clifton Forge
13 famous people were born in Clifton Forge, most of them between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American zoologist Roger Arliner Young, with articles in 9 languages. The next two names are Richard Lawrence Hoffman and Kent Ford. The list comes to 37.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.1 in the typical town in Virginia. The biggest group are athletes: 4.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Roger Arliner Young
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Roger Arliner Young
Youngest
1963
Bryan Stinespring
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Clifton Forge
Three names lead: Roger Arliner Young (9 languages), Richard Lawrence Hoffman (8) and Kent Ford (6).
#1RH#2
KF#3
Through the years
When Clifton Forge’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
SportsNotableScience & MedicinePolitics & LawMilitaryBusiness
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Known for
What Clifton Forge is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 4 people.
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Everyone else born in Clifton Forge
Still to come: 10 more, from 1901 to 1963.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clifton Forge 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 (6)
- Roger Arliner Young: Marine Biological Laboratory, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Disbrow: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Overstreet Jr.: US Government Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trudi Lacey: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bray Cary: jcotton76, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James T. Turner: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons