#1Science & Medicine
Mark Walrod Harrington
1848–1926American astronomer and meteorologist
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Famous people · Sycamore
Sycamore’s famous people span 145 years: 5 births from 1848 to 1993
Articles in 6 languages make the American astronomer and meteorologist Mark Walrod Harrington the best known. The American football player Mark Johnston ranks second, ahead of Adam C. Cliffe. Mark Walrod Harrington, the best known, was born in 1848. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.7, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Mark Walrod Harrington
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1848
Mark Walrod Harrington
Youngest
1993
Lake Kwaza
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Sycamore
The three are covered in 6, 4 and 3 languages: Mark Walrod Harrington, Mark Johnston and Adam C. Cliffe.
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Through the years
When Sycamore’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1840s, with 1 births.
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What Sycamore is known for
Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 1 people.
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DeKalb has the longest list next door: 22.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sycamore 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)
- Mark Walrod Harrington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Johnston: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lake Kwaza: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons