#1Famous people · Davis
3 famous people come from Davis, Karl Lashley the best known
Most widely known is Karl Lashley, the American psychologist, with articles in 20 languages. Eddie Baker and Frankie Yankovic follow. The list runs from Karl Lashley, born in 1890, to Frankie Yankovic, born in 1915. The longest list of any town in West Virginia belongs to Huntington, with 62.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Karl Lashley
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Karl Lashley
Youngest
1915
Frankie Yankovic
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Davis
Karl Lashley has articles in 20 languages, Eddie Baker in 14 and Frankie Yankovic in 10.
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The largest field is Science & Medicine, with 1 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Davis 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 (3)
- Karl Lashley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Baker: George Jeske, Hal Roach, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frankie Yankovic: Curt Teich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons