#1Science & Medicine
Frederick Terman
1900–1982American electronic engineer
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Famous people · English
The 3 famous people born in English, led by Frederick Terman
Most widely known is Frederick Terman, the American electronic engineer, with articles in 22 languages. Second place goes to the educationist John Franklin Bobbitt, third to Jerry Sturm. Jerry Sturm, born in 1936, is the youngest, and John Franklin Bobbitt, born in 1876, the first on record. Across Indiana, 403 towns list someone born there.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Frederick Terman
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
John Franklin Bobbitt
Youngest
1936
Jerry Sturm
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in English
By how many languages cover them, Frederick Terman comes first (22), then John Franklin Bobbitt (4) and Jerry Sturm (3).
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What English is known for
The largest field is Science & Medicine, with 1 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is English 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 (1)
- Frederick Terman: Ric Teague, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons