JH#1
Famous people · Stanford
John Henry tops a list of 13 famous people born in Stanford
At the top of the list is the united States politician John Henry, covered in 10 languages. The largest group, 5, was born in the early republic. The oldest name on the list belongs to James Logan, born in 1791, the newest to Laura Kirkpatrick, born in 1989. For every 10,000 residents there are 35.7 on the list, well above the typical Kentucky town’s 4.8.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
John Henry
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1791
James Logan
Youngest
1989
Laura Kirkpatrick
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known
Born in Stanford
John Henry leads with articles in 10 languages, ahead of Laura Kirkpatrick (7) and Lovell Rousseau (7).
LK#2
#3Military
Lovell Rousseau
1818–1869General in the Union Army during the American Civil War
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Through the years
When Stanford’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1850s than in any other decade: 2.
Politics & LawSportsMilitaryScience & MedicineFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Stanford is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Stanford
Still to come: 10 more, from 1791 to 1956.
Sophia Alcorn
1883–1967Educator, Inventor of Tadoma method and "Alcorn Symbols" used by teachers of the deaf
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stanford 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 (7)
- Lovell Rousseau: Civil War Glass Negatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George M. Davison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen K. Caldwell: US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Logan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Benjamin Smith: Warren Browne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marv Foley: Jarvis Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard C. Saufley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons