#1Famous people · Amherst
6 famous people were born in Amherst, more of them athletes than in most towns
Articles in 8 languages make the American football player Tyler Biadasz the best known. Close behind are Dylan Page and George B. Nelson. The largest group, 3, was born since 1970. Over 121 years of births, the list goes from George B. Nelson (1876) to Tyler Biadasz (1997).
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Tyler Biadasz
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
George B. Nelson
Youngest
1997
Tyler Biadasz
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Amherst’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Amherst is known for
Amherst has 1.9× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Amherst’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Amherst
Languages with an article: 8 for Tyler Biadasz, 6 for Dylan Page, 4 for George B. Nelson.
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#3Politics & Law
George B. Nelson
1876–1943Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
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The other 3 span the years 1916 to 1983.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Amherst 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 (2)
- Tyler Biadasz: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George B. Nelson: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons