#1Famous people · Pierceton
Pierceton is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Gene E. Likens, the American ecologist, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Second and third on the list are Lemuel W. Royse and Timothy Galvin. The earliest on the list is Lemuel W. Royse, born in 1847, and the youngest Gene E. Likens, born in 1935. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Gene E. Likens
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1847
Lemuel W. Royse
Youngest
1935
Gene E. Likens
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Pierceton
Three names lead: Gene E. Likens (9 languages), Lemuel W. Royse (6) and Timothy Galvin (1).
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Politics & Law
Timothy Galvin
1894–199314th Deputy Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pierceton 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 (2)
- Gene E. Likens: Mariel Carr, Videographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lemuel W. Royse: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons