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Famous people · New Market
New Market’s famous people span 186 years: 5 births from 1752 to 1938
Articles in 6 languages make the American historian Arthur S. Link the best known. The next two names are Buddy Charleton and George Baylor. Arthur S. Link was born in 1920. In all of Virginia, the famous people on record come from 281 towns.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Arthur S. Link
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1752
George Baylor
Youngest
1938
Buddy Charleton
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in New Market
Arthur S. Link, Buddy Charleton and George Baylor are written about in 6, 2 and 2 languages.
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#3Through the years
When New Market’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1920s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Writing & ArtsMusicMilitaryScience & MedicineFaith
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Known for
What New Market is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Market 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)
- George Baylor: Albert Rosenthal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons