#1Science & Medicine
Thomas Riggs Jr.
1873–1945American engineer and 3rd Governor of Alaska Territory
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Famous people · Ilchester
Ilchester is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Thomas Riggs Jr. is the best known, with articles in 6 languages. The only other name is the American ambassador Avra M. Warren. Over the border in Columbia, 25 names are on record, led by Jack Douglass. Born in 1873, Thomas Riggs Jr. is the first name on record, and Avra M. Warren, born in 1893, the most recent.
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2
notable people
Best known
Thomas Riggs Jr.
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
Thomas Riggs Jr.
Youngest
1893
Avra M. Warren
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Ilchester
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1 of them work in Science & Medicine, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ilchester 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 (7)
- Thomas Riggs Jr.: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Avra M. Warren: Jlynne1026, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Douglass: Cold Ones Clips, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Unseld Jr.: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Arikan: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Imani Dorsey: U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Ehrlich: United States Department of Heath and Human Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons