#1Military
Trusten Polk
1811–1876Confederate Army officer and politician
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Famous people · Bridgeville
7 famous people were born in Bridgeville, more of them leaders than in most towns
Trusten Polk, the confederate Army officer and politician, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. The earliest on the list is Charles Polk Jr., born in 1788, and the youngest Thurman Adams, Jr., born in 1928. In the early republic, 4 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 25.5 for every 10,000 residents, against 5 in the typical town in Delaware.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Trusten Polk
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1788
Charles Polk Jr.
Youngest
1928
Thurman Adams, Jr.
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Bridgeville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bridgeville 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.
Through the years
When Bridgeville’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1800s than in any other decade: 2.
Politics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bridgeville
Ranked by languages covered: Trusten Polk with 10, then Charles Polk Jr. with 8 and Edward Willis Redfield with 8.
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Everyone else born in Bridgeville
Of the other 4, 3 are leaders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bridgeville 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 (4)
- Trusten Polk: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Polk Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Willis Redfield: Thomas Eakins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter F. Causey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons