#1Famous people · Darlington
From 1847 to 1992, Darlington was the birthplace of 7 famous people
Articles in 7 languages make the American politician John Morrow the best known. The American football player Alex Erickson ranks second, ahead of Charlie Dougherty. Only 112 of the 663 towns in Wisconsin with anyone on record list more. The list’s best known name, John Morrow, dates from 1865.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
John Morrow
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1847
Peter Anderson
Youngest
1992
Alex Erickson
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Darlington
Counted by languages, John Morrow is ahead of Alex Erickson and Charlie Dougherty: 7, 5 and 4.
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Through the years
When Darlington’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1860s than in any other decade: 2.
Politics & LawSportsScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Darlington is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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4 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Darlington 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 (5)
- John Morrow: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Erickson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James G. Monahan: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Stuart Rose: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons