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Famous people · Jerseyville
5 famous people were born in Jerseyville
The best known is the American astrophysicist Arthur Scott King, with articles in 8 languages. The next two names are Hugh W. Cross and Jim Watson. The largest group, 3, was born in the age of mills and railroads. More are leaders than anything else, 3 in all.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Arthur Scott King
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Arthur Scott King
Youngest
1965
Jim Watson
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Jerseyville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Jerseyville’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1870s, at 1.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Jerseyville
Arthur Scott King leads with articles in 8 languages, ahead of Hugh W. Cross (7) and Jim Watson (4).
#2Politics & Law
Hugh W. Cross
1896–1972American politician, lawyer, farmer, and businessman
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JW#3
Known for
What Jerseyville is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Jerseyville
2 more names, born between 1880 and 1955.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jerseyville 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 (2)
- Hugh W. Cross: State of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Wadsworth Chapman: HecRPD, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons