#1Famous people · Lovell
Lovell is the birthplace of 5 famous people
The best known is the American botanist Don G. Despain, with articles in 3 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Ralph Watts, third to Elaine Harvey. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 5 in all. The biggest group are leaders: 3.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Don G. Despain
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1940
Don G. Despain
Youngest
1959
R. Ray Peterson
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Lovell’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lovell’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lovell
Languages with an article: 3 for Don G. Despain, 3 for Ralph Watts, 2 for Elaine Harvey.
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Known for
What Lovell is known for
Lovell has 2.9× the usual share of leaders.
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Everyone else born in Lovell
2 more, from 1946 to 1959.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lovell 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 (1)
- Don G. Despain: USGS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons