#1Science & Medicine
James Buchanan Eads
1820–1887American civil engineer
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Famous people · Lawrenceburg
Writers and artists stand out among the 20 famous people born in Lawrenceburg
The best known is the American civil engineer James Buchanan Eads, with articles in 15 languages. Justin Schoenefeld is second and James Henry Lane third. In the early republic, 11 were born, the most of any period. From James Henry Lane in 1814 to Mason Parris in 1999, the births cover 185 years.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
James Buchanan Eads
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1814
James Henry Lane
Youngest
1999
Mason Parris
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Lawrenceburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lawrenceburg’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1840s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lawrenceburg is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 2 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Lawrenceburg
By how many languages cover them, James Buchanan Eads comes first (15), then Justin Schoenefeld (14) and James Henry Lane (13).
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#3Politics & Law
James Henry Lane
1814–1866American Senator and Union Army general
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Lawrenceburg
17 more, 5 of them athletes.
Jacob Piatt Dunn
1855–1924American ethnologist, historian, journalist, lawyer, and political reformer
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Charles Mills Sheldon
1866–1928War correspondent, artist and book illustrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lawrenceburg 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 (14)
- James Buchanan Eads: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Schoenefeld: Governor Eric Holcomb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Henry Lane: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry G. Blasdel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Coit Spooner: J. J. Cade, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert G. Porter: Baker & Randolph, after a photo by Clark, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Piatt Dunn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George P. Buell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Yates: The News Record, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Mills Sheldon: US Embassy, London, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William James Oliphant: DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Boehler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip L. Spooner, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Davis: uploaded by Dysepsion at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons