#1Famous people · Granville
3 famous people call Granville their birthplace
Articles in 9 languages make the American politician Isaac C. Bates the best known. Close behind are Samuel L. M. Barlow and Seward Smith. Westfield, which borders it, has 31 on its list, the best known Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden. Over 51 years of births, the list goes from Isaac C. Bates (1779) to Seward Smith (1830).
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Isaac C. Bates
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1779
Isaac C. Bates
Youngest
1830
Seward Smith
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Granville
All three are leaders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Granville 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)
- Isaac C. Bates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel L. M. Barlow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asher Benjamin: Attributed to Chester Harding, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Boyington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Easton Mills: unnone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons