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Famous people · Shenandoah
Shenandoah is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Ed Austin, the American politician and lawyer, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The American politician Kenneth R. Plum ranks second, ahead of Wayne Comer. Between 1920 and 1969, 3 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 17.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.1 in the typical town in Virginia.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Ed Austin
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Branch Bocock
Youngest
1944
Wayne Comer
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Shenandoah
Leaders take two of the three places.
#2
#3Through the years
When Shenandoah’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Politics & LawSportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Shenandoah is known for
Share of Shenandoah’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Shenandoah
2 more, best known first.
Virginia Dare Aderholdt
1910–1997NotableWikipedia ↗
Branch Bocock
1884–1946American college football coach, college basketball coach, college baseball coach
SportsWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shenandoah 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)
- Kenneth R. Plum: sharedferret, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Comer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Dare Aderholdt: portrait, photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Branch Bocock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons