WB#1
Famous people · Berwick
Berwick is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Warren Louis Boudreaux, the Catholic bishop, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are William Marcellus Howard and Jenny Craig. The biggest group are athletes: 2. Born in 1857, William Marcellus Howard is the first name on record, and Urban Henry, born in 1935, the most recent.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Warren Louis Boudreaux
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1857
William Marcellus Howard
Youngest
1935
Urban Henry
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Berwick
The three are covered in 6, 6 and 5 languages: Warren Louis Boudreaux, William Marcellus Howard and Jenny Craig.
#2Politics & Law
William Marcellus Howard
1857–1932American politician, Georgia
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JC#3
Through the years
When Berwick’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1930s come out on top, with 2 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Berwick is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Berwick
Another 2, the earliest born in 1909.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Berwick 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 (1)
- William Marcellus Howard: 1909, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons