#1Famous people · Leon
Leon is the birthplace of 5 famous people
At the top of the list is the American politician John Clinton Porter, covered in 7 languages. Second and third on the list are Wilmatte Porter Cockerell and William Leon Dawson. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 5 in all. John Orr Young, born in 1886, is the youngest, and Wilmatte Porter Cockerell, born in 1870, the first on record.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
John Clinton Porter
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
Wilmatte Porter Cockerell
Youngest
1886
John Orr Young
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in Leon
Scientists and doctors take two of the three places.
#1WC#2
Science & Medicine
Wilmatte Porter Cockerell
1870–1957American entomologist, botanist, scientific collector and teacher
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Science & Medicine
William Leon Dawson
1873–1928American ornithologist
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Leon’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1870s, with 4 people born in that decade.
Science & MedicineNotablePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Leon is known for
Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Leon
A further 2 follow, born between 1875 and 1886.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leon 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 (3)
- John Clinton Porter: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Leon Dawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Bernard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons