Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Chad Stahelski
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1770
Zephaniah Swift Moore
Youngest
1968
Chad Stahelski
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Palmer Town’s famous people ★ What stands out · Through the years When Palmer Town’s famous people were born More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
Colonial days A new nation Mills & railroads The American century 1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 Thomas Butler King William H. Wilbur Zephaniah Swift Moore George R. Davis Chad Stahelski Politics & Law Sports Film, TV & Stage Science & Medicine Writing & Arts Business
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for What Palmer Town is known for The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.6 times.
Politics & Law 4 people 33%1.6× usual Sports 4 people 33%about usual Film, TV & Stage 1 person 8%about usual Science & Medicine 1 person 8%1.4× usual Writing & Arts 1 person 8%about usual Business 1 person 8%3.2× usual The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known Born in Palmer Town Chad Stahelski, Marie-Claire Kirkland and Thomas Butler King are written about in 30, 7 and 6 languages.
#1 Film, TV & Stage Chad Stahelski born 1968 American stuntman and film director
MK #2
Politics & Law Marie-Claire Kirkland 1924–2016 Canadian politician
#3 Politics & Law Thomas Butler King 1800–1864 American politician
Everyone Everyone else born in Palmer Town 9 more, best known first.
All · 9 Politics & Law · 2 Sports · 4 Writing & Arts · 1 Science & Medicine · 1 Business · 1
Any time Colonial days · 1 A new nation · 3 Mills & railroads · 3 The American century · 2
Chuck Thompson 1921–2005 American sportscaster
George R. Davis 1840–1899 American politician, Illinois
HK Henry King 1790–1861 American politician
BW Bob Wilder 1921–1953 Racing driver
Zephaniah Swift Moore 1770–1823 American academic administrator
BD Bill Dunlap 1909–1980 American baseball player
BK Bill Karlon 1909–1964 American baseball player
William H. Wilbur 1888–1979 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Don Alonzo Watson 1807–1892 American businessman and philanthropist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Palmer Town 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 (11) Chad Stahelski: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Thomas Butler King: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Chuck Thompson: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons George R. Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Zephaniah Swift Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons William H. Wilbur: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Don Alonzo Watson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Robert S. Woodworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Charles Crozat Converse: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Albert G. Riddle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Erasmus D. Keyes: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons