#1Famous people · Dunbar
Dunbar is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Aaron Dobson, the American football player, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. One more name completes the list: Oscar Holmes. From Oscar Holmes to Aaron Dobson, the births on the list run from 1916 to 1991. Of the towns next door, Charleston lists the most: 48, with George Armitage Miller first.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Aaron Dobson
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1916
Oscar Holmes
Youngest
1991
Aaron Dobson
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Dunbar
#1#2Science & Medicine
Oscar Holmes
1916–2001American pilot, chemist and lawyer
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What Dunbar is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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Around it, Charleston has the most people on record, 48 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dunbar 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)
- Aaron Dobson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Holmes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathy Mattea: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons