#1Famous people · Chester
5 famous people come from Chester, E. C. Segar the best known
At the top of the list is the American cartoonist E. C. Segar, covered in 28 languages. Close behind are Nora Lane and William A. Rodenberg. In the age of mills and railroads, 4 were born, the most of any period. Over 79 years of births, the list goes from William A. Rodenberg (1865) to Tom Wham (1944).
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
E. C. Segar
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
William A. Rodenberg
Youngest
1944
Tom Wham
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Chester
E. C. Segar, Nora Lane and William A. Rodenberg are written about in 28, 10 and 5 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Chester’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1860s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Chester is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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Everyone else born in Chester
A further 2 follow, born between 1866 and 1944.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chester 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)
- E. C. Segar: New York Evening Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nora Lane: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Rodenberg: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons