#1Famous people · Sterling
3 famous people come from Sterling, Charles Dow the best known
Articles in 32 languages make the American journalist Charles Dow the best known. The next two names are Donald Clifford Gallup and Allen Cleveland Lewis. Across the town line, Coventry lists 10, Henry B. Anthony first. Allen Cleveland Lewis, born in 1821, is the earliest name and Donald Clifford Gallup, born in 1913, the latest.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Charles Dow
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1821
Allen Cleveland Lewis
Youngest
1913
Donald Clifford Gallup
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Sterling
Charles Dow, Donald Clifford Gallup and Allen Cleveland Lewis are written about in 32, 3 and 1 languages.
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Notable
Donald Clifford Gallup
1913–2000American bibliographer and curator
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What Sterling is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 1 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sterling 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)
- Charles Dow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry B. Anthony: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Barstow: William F. Cogswell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson W. Aldrich: Photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvey Campbell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons