#1Famous people · Coventry
Of the 7 famous people born in Coventry, an unusual share are leaders
The best known is the American photographer George N. Barnard, with articles in 10 languages. Samuel Huntington is second and Paul Brigham third. As early as 1746, Paul Brigham was born here, one of 2 born before independence. More than half were born in the early republic, 5 in all.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
George N. Barnard
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1746
Paul Brigham
Youngest
1822
Rufus Clark
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Coventry’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Coventry’s famous people were born
The 1810s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Coventry is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.7 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Coventry
George N. Barnard leads with articles in 10 languages, ahead of Samuel Huntington (10) and Paul Brigham (8).
#1
#2Politics & Law
Samuel Huntington
1765–1817American politician; Governor of Ohio
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Coventry
4 more, 2 of them leaders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Coventry 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 (11)
- George N. Barnard: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Huntington: Caroline L. Ormes Ransom, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Brigham: E. P. Walton, Montpelier, Vermont, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ebenezer Kingsbury Hunt: Charles Noel Flagg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Jones: Joel Jones, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus Clark: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Huntington: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Dodd: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Trall: Charles W. Forward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Loomis: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton Badger: Nathaniel Jocelyn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons