#17 famous people from Sharon, many of them leaders
Most widely known is Travis Frederick, the American football player, with articles in 9 languages. Second and third on the list are Frank P. Woods and Walter Samuel Goodland. The largest group, 4, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The earliest on the list is Scott M. Ladd, born in 1855, and the youngest Travis Frederick, born in 1991.
What stands out about Sharon’s famous people
What Sharon is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.7 times.
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Born in Sharon
Counted by languages, Travis Frederick is ahead of Frank P. Woods and Walter Samuel Goodland: 9, 6 and 6.
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The 1860s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
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Everyone else born in Sharon
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sharon 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)
- Travis Frederick: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank P. Woods: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Samuel Goodland: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Woodford: Hubert Humphrey for president campaign, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Perring: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Riley S. Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott M. Ladd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons