#1Famous people · Corydon
6 famous people were born in Corydon
The best known is the American politician Clarence Self Ridley, with articles in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are William T. Zenor and William Theopilus Jones. The largest group, 3, was born in the early republic. Over 97 years of births, the list goes from Catharine Merrill (1824) to Samuel P. Hays (1921).
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Clarence Self Ridley
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1824
Catharine Merrill
Youngest
1921
Samuel P. Hays
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Corydon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Corydon’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1840s, at 2.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Corydon
Three names lead: Clarence Self Ridley (6 languages), William T. Zenor (6) and William Theopilus Jones (6).
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What Corydon is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.4 times.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Corydon 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 (5)
- Clarence Self Ridley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William T. Zenor: The Neale Company (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Theopilus Jones: H.B. Hall & Sons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catharine Merrill: Theodore Clement Steele, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Foster LaHue: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons