#1Politics & Law
James Henry Dickey Henderson
1810–1885American politician
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Famous people · Salem
From 1810 to 1945, Salem was the birthplace of 3 famous people
Most widely known is James Henry Dickey Henderson, the American politician, with articles in 4 languages. The next two names are C. Pat Taylor and Given Campbell. The list’s best known name, James Henry Dickey Henderson, dates from 1810. The Kentucky lists hold names for 222 towns.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
James Henry Dickey Henderson
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1810
James Henry Dickey Henderson
Youngest
1945
C. Pat Taylor
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Salem
Counted by languages, James Henry Dickey Henderson is ahead of C. Pat Taylor and Given Campbell: 4, 3 and 3.
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2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salem 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)
- James Henry Dickey Henderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Pat Taylor: Heather Martha Hamilton / Oklahoma Baptist University, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Given Campbell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons