#1Famous people · Burlington
3 famous people call Burlington their birthplace
Arthur B. Rouse, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The American football player Phil Clark ranks second, ahead of Mamie Claflin. Of the bordering towns, Hebron has the longest list: 2, with Pat O'Brien at the top. The list comes to 1.7 for every 10,000 residents, below the 4.8 of the typical town in Kentucky.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Arthur B. Rouse
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Mamie Claflin
Youngest
1945
Phil Clark
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Burlington
The three are covered in 5, 3 and 1 languages: Arthur B. Rouse, Phil Clark and Mamie Claflin.
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Writing & Arts
Mamie Claflin
1867–1929American temperance and woman-suffrage leader
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What Burlington is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 1 people.
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The longest list nearby is Hebron’s, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burlington 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)
- Arthur B. Rouse: Arthur_Rouse_-_Harris_Ewing2.jpg: Harris and Ewing derivative work: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat O'Brien: Alexandre Cardoso, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons