#1Politics & Law
Lew Wallace
1827–1905American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, territorial governor and statesman, politician, and author of 'Ben Hur'
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Famous people · Brookville
12 famous people were born in Brookville, more of them leaders than in most towns
Lew Wallace leads the list, covered in 49 languages. Close behind are James Noble Tyner and Courtland C. Matson. 7 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Half or more of the towns in Indiana have no one on record, but this one has 45.4 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Lew Wallace
in 49 Wikipedia languages
First
1814
Gilbert Van Camp
Youngest
1894
Ralph E. Updike
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
What stands out about Brookville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Brookville is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Brookville’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1840s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Brookville
Languages with an article: 49 for Lew Wallace, 10 for James Noble Tyner, 4 for Courtland C. Matson.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brookville 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 (11)
- Lew Wallace: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Noble Tyner: Matthew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Courtland C. Matson: William Lyne Wilson, editor. Hubbard Brothers (Philadelphia, PA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James S. Clarkson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph E. Updike: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theresa Dyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Farquhar: Edward Francis Harkins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roswell Winans: U.S. Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos William Butler: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbert Van Camp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Holland Terrell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons