#1Famous people · Golconda
Mason Ramsey tops a list of 6 famous people born in Golconda
Best known of all is Mason Ramsey, written about in 20 languages. John R. Hodge is second and James L. Alcorn third. The oldest name on the list belongs to James L. Alcorn, born in 1816, the newest to Mason Ramsey, born in 2006. The largest group, 3, was born in the early republic.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Mason Ramsey
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
James L. Alcorn
Youngest
2006
Mason Ramsey
Most common field
Military
3 people
The best known
Born in Golconda
The three are covered in 20, 18 and 11 languages: Mason Ramsey, John R. Hodge and James L. Alcorn.
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When Golconda’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 2000s, with 1 births.
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What Golconda is known for
Golconda has 14× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Golconda 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 (6)
- Mason Ramsey: Cornberd, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Hodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James L. Alcorn: Mathew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Green Berry Raum: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Rose: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Baker: USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons