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Famous people · Springfield
12 famous people were born in Springfield, more of them athletes than in most towns
Articles in 12 languages make the American soccer player Lily Yohannes the best known. The Nigerian basketball player Obi Enechionyia ranks second, ahead of Bobby Wahl. Most were born since 1970: 8 of them. The list runs from James Howard Holmes, born in 1943, to Lily Yohannes, born in 2007.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Lily Yohannes
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1943
James Howard Holmes
Youngest
2007
Lily Yohannes
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Springfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Springfield’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1990s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsNotableBusinessPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Springfield is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Springfield
All three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Springfield
9 more, 5 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Springfield home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Springfield, though born elsewhere.
Nikita Dragun
born 1996American internet personality, YouTuber, make-up artist and model
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Annandale’s, at 8 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springfield 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 (7)
- Bobby Wahl: jnashboulden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mohammed Seisay: Pete Sheffield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tracy Stone-Manning: Bureau of Land Management, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nikita Dragun: Julian Buchan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Rogers: Druidhills, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Hamid: Steindy 21:42, 22 November 2013 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryn Renner: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons