#1Writing & Arts
Ina Coolbrith
1841–1928American poet, writer, and librarian
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Famous people · Nauvoo
9 famous people were born in Nauvoo, most of them in the early republic
With articles in 16 languages, Ina Coolbrith is the most widely known. Close behind are Edwin T. Layton and Ann Eliza Young. The first birth on record is David Patten Kimball’s, in 1839, and the last Edwin T. Layton’s, in 1903. Fewer than a quarter of the 759 towns in Illinois with famous people list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Ina Coolbrith
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1839
David Patten Kimball
Youngest
1903
Edwin T. Layton
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Nauvoo’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Nauvoo’s famous people were born
The 1840s saw the most births of any decade: 6.
Writing & ArtsNotableMilitaryPolitics & LawFaithBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Nauvoo
Two of the three are writers and artists.
#1
#2Military
Edwin T. Layton
1903–1984U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, noted for intelligence work during the Second World War
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#3Known for
What Nauvoo is known for
Nauvoo has 3.3× the usual share of writers and artists.
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 Nauvoo
6 more, from 1839 to 1860.
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A chosen home
Also called Nauvoo home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Willard Richards the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Sonora Township: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nauvoo 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 (8)
- Ina Coolbrith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin T. Layton: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Eliza Young: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Hyrum Smith: Charles Roscoe Savage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Knight: Frank Ellwood Esshom, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Willard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Patten Kimball: Charles Roscoe Savage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Richards: Likely, Lucian R. Foster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons