#1Military
Edward A. Perry
1831–1889Confederate Army general, lawyer and judge (1831–1889); Governor of Florida 1885–1889
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Famous people · Richmond
5 famous people come from Richmond, Edward A. Perry the best known
With articles in 11 languages, Edward A. Perry is the most widely known. The united States federal judge Samuel Rossiter Betts ranks second, ahead of Augustine Clarke. More than half were born in the early republic, 5 in all. The first birth on record is Augustine Clarke’s, in 1780, and the last Edward A. Perry’s, in 1831.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Edward A. Perry
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1780
Augustine Clarke
Youngest
1831
Edward A. Perry
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Richmond’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Richmond’s famous people were born
The 1780s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Richmond
Counted by languages, Edward A. Perry is ahead of Samuel Rossiter Betts and Augustine Clarke: 11, 5 and 4.
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#2Politics & Law
Samuel Rossiter Betts
1787–1868United States federal judge
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What Richmond is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 3.8 times.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Richmond
The rest number 2, with 2 leaders among them.
Samuel W. Richards
1824–1909Religious and political leader in 19th-century Utah Territory
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Close by, Lenox counts 15 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richmond 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 (5)
- Edward A. Perry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Rossiter Betts: Henry Inman (1801-1846)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel W. Richards: Andrew Jenson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Finn Wittrock: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin I. Townsend: George Baker Anderson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons