#1Famous people · Preston
8 famous people were born in Preston, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Matthew Cowley, the American missionary, with articles in 3 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Allan Larsen, third to L. Edward Brown. The first birth on record is Matthew Cowley’s, in 1897, and the last Robert L. Geddes’, in 1955. Only 13 of the 89 towns in Idaho with anyone on record list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Matthew Cowley
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1897
Matthew Cowley
Youngest
1955
Robert L. Geddes
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Preston
Two of the three are leaders.
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Through the years
When Preston’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1910s than in any other decade: 2.
Politics & LawFaithNotableScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Preston is known for
Preston has 1.8× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Preston
5 more, from 1918 to 1955.
Richard F. Daines
1951–2011Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Preston 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 (1)
- Matthew Cowley: Leo Joseph Muir, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons