#1Famous people · Lexington Township
4 famous people come from Lexington Township, William Hayden English the best known
William Hayden English, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. The American politician William E. English ranks second, ahead of Samuel Y. Gordon. Born in 1822, William Hayden English is the first name on record, and Joseph Hooker Shea, born in 1863, the most recent. For every 10,000 residents the town has 11.7, while at least half the towns in Indiana list nobody born there.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
William Hayden English
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1822
William Hayden English
Youngest
1863
Joseph Hooker Shea
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known
Born in Lexington Township
William Hayden English leads with articles in 14 languages, ahead of William E. English (8) and Samuel Y. Gordon (3).
#1#2#3Through the years
When Lexington Township’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1860s come out on top, with 2 births.
Politics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lexington Township
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lexington Township 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 (4)
- William Hayden English: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. English: George Irving Reed, editor. Century Publishing and Engraving (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Y. Gordon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Hooker Shea: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons