#1Politics & Law
Louis McLane
1786–1857American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Baltimore, Maryland
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Famous people · Smyrna
17 famous people from Smyrna, many of them leaders
Best known of all is Louis McLane, written about in 27 languages. Second and third on the list are John Bassett Moore and Edward Gowen Budd Sr.. In the early republic, 7 were born, the most of any period. Per head, the list is long: 12.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Delaware has 5.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Louis McLane
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1730
John Cook
Youngest
1993
Marcus Gilbert
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Smyrna’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Smyrna’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1850s, with 2 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Smyrna is known for
Smyrna has 4.9× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
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 Smyrna
Three names lead: Louis McLane (27 languages), John Bassett Moore (9) and Edward Gowen Budd Sr. (7).
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Everyone else born in Smyrna
Another 14, the earliest born in 1730.
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A chosen home
Also called Smyrna home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Smyrna, though born elsewhere.
James Williams
1825–1899American farmer and politician from Smyrna, in Kent County, Delaware
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Smyrna 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 (8)
- Louis McLane: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bassett Moore: Photoprint copyrighted by Clinedinst., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Gowen Budd Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Wicks: goaliej54, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Jones: D. Edwin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Pope: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Presley Spruance: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Williams: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons