#1Famous people · Ansted
4 famous people call Ansted their birthplace
Most widely known is Paul Peck, the American aviator, with articles in 4 languages. Second place goes to the American football player Jim Kincaid, third to Sheriff Blake. Births span 1889 to 1956, from Paul Peck to Tom Pridemore. The biggest group are athletes: 2.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Paul Peck
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Paul Peck
Youngest
1956
Tom Pridemore
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Ansted
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When Ansted’s famous people were born
The 1880s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
SportsMilitaryPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ansted is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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 Ansted
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ansted 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)
- Paul Peck: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheriff Blake: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons