#1Famous people · Rehoboth
Rehoboth’s famous people span 249 years: 10 births from 1730 to 1979
Articles in 7 languages make the American politician John W. Davis the best known. Susanna Paine and Nathan Smith follow. 5 of them were born before independence, more than in any other period. The list reaches back to Benjamin West, born in 1730, one of 5 born before independence.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
John W. Davis
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1730
Benjamin West
Youngest
1979
Rebecca DiPietro
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Rehoboth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Rehoboth’s famous people were born
The 1730s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineBusinessFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Rehoboth
Counted by languages, John W. Davis is ahead of Susanna Paine and Nathan Smith: 7, 7 and 5.
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What Rehoboth is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Rehoboth
7 more, from 1730 to 1979.
Benjamin West
1730–1813American astronomer, professor, and almanac publisher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rehoboth 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 (8)
- John W. Davis: Source: An Illustrated History of Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Vicinity by Robert Grieve (1897)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Smith: Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darius Goff: National Biographical Publishing Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Standish Knowles: Tina Hager, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoff Cameron: greengeorge at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Bucklin Bishop: Underwood and Underwood - Photographers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Leonard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Chace: Henry H. Earl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons