#1Military
Morton C. Hunter
1825–1896Union Army general, lawyer, politician
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Famous people · Versailles
Versailles is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Best known of all is Morton C. Hunter, written about in 6 languages. Milton S. Robinson and Harry Wheeler follow. Most were born in the early republic: 4 of them. The list runs from Morton C. Hunter, born in 1825, to Amos W. Jackson, born in 1904.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Morton C. Hunter
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1825
Morton C. Hunter
Youngest
1904
Amos W. Jackson
Most common field
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2 people
What stands out about Versailles’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Versailles’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1850s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Versailles
Languages with an article: 6 for Morton C. Hunter, 5 for Milton S. Robinson, 3 for Harry Wheeler.
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What Versailles is known for
Soldiers and sailors are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Versailles 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 (3)
- Morton C. Hunter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton S. Robinson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius Wayland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons