#1Military
Benjamin Helm Bristow
1832–1896Union Army officer, lawyer, politician
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Famous people · Elkton
Elkton’s famous people span 112 years: 6 births from 1806 to 1918
Benjamin Helm Bristow is the best known, with articles in 16 languages. Behind the leader come Paul Rudolph and James Clark McReynolds. The largest group, 4, was born in the age of mills and railroads. More are leaders than anything else, 3 in all.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Benjamin Helm Bristow
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1806
David Walker
Youngest
1918
George Street Boone
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Elkton
The three are covered in 16, 15 and 13 languages: Benjamin Helm Bristow, Paul Rudolph and James Clark McReynolds.
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#3Politics & Law
James Clark McReynolds
1862–1946United States federal judge and Supreme Court Justice
13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Elkton’s famous people were born
The 1910s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Elkton is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.4 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Another 3, the earliest born in 1806.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elkton 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)
- Benjamin Helm Bristow: Matthew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Clark McReynolds: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Walker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Napoleon Riley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons