#1Science & Medicine
Horace Smith
1808–1893American gunsmith, inventor, and businessman, Smith & Wesson founder
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Famous people · Cheshire
3 famous people come from Cheshire, Horace Smith the best known
Horace Smith is the best known, with articles in 13 languages. Behind the leader come Almon W. Babbitt and David Dunnels White. Across the town line, Dalton lists 9, Winthrop M. Crane first. Over 36 years of births, the list goes from Horace Smith (1808) to David Dunnels White (1844).
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Horace Smith
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1808
Horace Smith
Youngest
1844
David Dunnels White
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Cheshire
Horace Smith, Almon W. Babbitt and David Dunnels White are written about in 13, 4 and 1 languages.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cheshire 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 (6)
- Horace Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Almon W. Babbitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Dunnels White: Frank.everett.white, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winthrop M. Crane: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Billings: Sarony, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ransom W. Dunham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons