#1Business
William Howard Doane
1832–1915American businessman and composer
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Famous people · Preston
9 famous people were born in Preston, more of them leaders than in most towns
Articles in 8 languages make the American businessman and composer William Howard Doane the best known. George D. Prentice and Henry Brewster Stanton follow. In the early republic, 9 were born, the most of any period. From George Anson Starkweather in 1794 to William Howard Doane in 1832, the births cover 38 years.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
William Howard Doane
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1794
George Anson Starkweather
Youngest
1832
William Howard Doane
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Preston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Preston’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1800s, with 4 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Preston is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 3.2 times.
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 Preston
William Howard Doane has articles in 8 languages, George D. Prentice in 7 and Henry Brewster Stanton in 7.
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Writing & Arts
Henry Brewster Stanton
1805–1887Abolitionist, social reformer, philosopher
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Preston 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)
- William Howard Doane: Wmpearl, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- George D. Prentice: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac E. Crary: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David A. Starkweather: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Anson Starkweather: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry H. Starkweather: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert L. Stanton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Proulx: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Miller Beard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses Coit Tyler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Pendleton: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons