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Famous people · Farmington

Farmington is the birthplace of 2 famous people

With articles in 7 languages, Lyman Pierson Powell is the most widely known. The list has one more: the American politician William Tharp. Lyman Pierson Powell, born in 1866, is the youngest, and William Tharp, born in 1803, the first on record. No town in Delaware lists more than Wilmington, with 42.

#1 best knownLyman Pierson PowellFaith · 1866–1946
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Lyman Pierson Powell
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1803
William Tharp
Youngest
1866
Lyman Pierson Powell
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known

Born in Farmington

Lyman Pierson Powell#1
Faith

Lyman Pierson Powell

1866–1946

American clergyman, college president, and historian

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WT#2
Politics & Law

William Tharp

1803–1865

American politician

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Farmington 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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  • Lyman Pierson Powell: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons