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Famous people · Clinton

From 1795 to 1999, Clinton was the birthplace of 8 famous people

Zanagee Artis, the US youth activist and co-founder of Zero hour, is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. In the early republic, 4 were born, the most of any period. The list’s best known name, Zanagee Artis, dates from 1999. 3 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.

#2 best knownHoratio WrightMilitary · 1820–1899
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Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Zanagee Artis
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1795
Charles Morgan
Youngest
1999
Zanagee Artis
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people

What stands out about Clinton’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Clinton’s famous people were born

The 1990s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American centuryToday18001850190019502000Lewis E. StantonCharles MorganEdwin W. HigginsErica Hill
Politics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsBusinessSportsNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Clinton

Counted by languages, Zanagee Artis is ahead of Horatio Wright and Erica Hill: 13, 11 and 9.

ZA#1
Politics & Law

Zanagee Artis

born 1999

US youth activist and co-founder of Zero Hour

13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Horatio Wright#2
Military

Horatio Wright

1820–1899

United States Army general

11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Erica Hill#3
Writing & Arts

Erica Hill

born 1976

American journalist who works for CNN

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Clinton is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.8 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Clinton

5 more, from 1795 to 1890.

Edwin W. Higgins

Edwin W. Higgins

1874–1954

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Charles Morgan

Charles Morgan

1795–1878

American railroad and shipping magnate

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Jim Carleton

1848–1910

American baseball player

Lewis E. Stanton

Lewis E. Stanton

1833–1916

American attorney

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Harold E. Sawyer

1890–1969

Naagin (Bengali TV Series)

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The fullest list close by belongs to Madison, with 15.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clinton 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.

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