#1Famous people · Spencer
4 famous people were born in Spencer
Articles in 7 languages make the American Army officer Ruby Bradley the best known. The next two names are Derek Hardman and Roy Lester. The oldest name on the list belongs to Ruby Bradley, born in 1907, the newest to Riley Keaton, born in 1997. More are athletes than anything else, 2 in all.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Ruby Bradley
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Ruby Bradley
Youngest
1997
Riley Keaton
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Spencer
The three are covered in 7, 4 and 3 languages: Ruby Bradley, Derek Hardman and Roy Lester.
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#3Sports
Roy Lester
1923–2020American college and high school football coach
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Spencer’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1900s than in any other decade: 1.
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Known for
What Spencer is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Spencer
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spencer 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)
- Ruby Bradley: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Lester: University of Maryland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons