#1Politics & Law
Richard Yates
1815–187313th Governor of Illinois, U.S. Senator
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Famous people · Warsaw
5 famous people come from Warsaw, Richard Yates the best known
Richard Yates leads the list, covered in 13 languages. Second and third on the list are Eva C. Doughty and Jim Blackburn. 4 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Richard Yates, born in 1815, the newest to Jim Blackburn, born in 1924.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Richard Yates
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1815
Richard Yates
Youngest
1924
Jim Blackburn
What stands out about Warsaw’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Warsaw’s famous people were born
The 1840s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
NotablePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Warsaw
By how many languages cover them, Richard Yates comes first (13), then Eva C. Doughty (3) and Jim Blackburn (3).
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#2Writing & Arts
Eva C. Doughty
born 1852American journalist, suffragist
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Known for
What Warsaw is known for
Share of Warsaw’s famous people in each field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Warsaw 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)
- Richard Yates: Brady-Handy collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eva C. Doughty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons