#1Famous people · Middletown
Lawrence Wetherby tops a list of 3 famous people born in Middletown
Articles in 14 languages make the American politician Lawrence Wetherby the best known. The next two names are Edward Y. Parsons and Frank Pearce. Of the towns next door, Anchorage lists the most: 3, with Joan Osborne first. For its size the list is short: 3.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.8 in the typical Kentucky town.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Lawrence Wetherby
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1842
Edward Y. Parsons
Youngest
1908
Lawrence Wetherby
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Middletown
Lawrence Wetherby leads with articles in 14 languages, ahead of Edward Y. Parsons (6) and Frank Pearce (2).
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Middletown 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)
- Lawrence Wetherby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Y. Parsons: Edward_Y._Parsons_-_Brady_Handy.jpg: Matthew Brady derivative work: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons