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Famous people · Follansbee
5 famous people were born in Follansbee
Anthony di Bonaventura, the music professor, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Second place goes to the American baseball player Dave Augustine, third to Tony Leon. The largest group, 3, was born between 1920 and 1969. Births span 1902 to 1949, from Walter Mahan to Dave Augustine.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Anthony di Bonaventura
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1902
Walter Mahan
Youngest
1949
Dave Augustine
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Follansbee
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Follansbee’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Follansbee is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.3 times.
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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Everyone else born in Follansbee
The other 2 span the years 1902 to 1943.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Follansbee 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)
- Dave Augustine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons