#1Famous people · St. Albans
Of the 10 famous people born in St. Albans, an unusual share are athletes
Renee Montgomery, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. The American actor Joe Chrest ranks second, ahead of William E. Chilton. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 9.5 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in West Virginia, at 7.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Renee Montgomery
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
William E. Chilton
Youngest
1986
Renee Montgomery
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about St. Albans’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What St. Albans is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When St. Albans’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in St. Albans
Renee Montgomery, Joe Chrest and William E. Chilton are written about in 12, 11 and 10 languages.
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Everyone else born in St. Albans
7 more names, born between 1870 and 1980.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Albans 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 (5)
- Renee Montgomery: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Chrest: Mulderville USA, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Chilton: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Raines: Cleveland Indians, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Edward Cox: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons