#1Politics & Law
Goodloe Byron
1929–1978American politician from Maryland, US
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Famous people · Williamsport
Williamsport is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Best known of all is Goodloe Byron, written about in 9 languages. Close behind are John Van Lear Findlay and Dave Cole. The list runs from John Van Lear Findlay, born in 1839, to Dave Cole, born in 1930. 3 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Goodloe Byron
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1839
John Van Lear Findlay
Youngest
1930
Dave Cole
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Williamsport
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1JF#2
Politics & Law
John Van Lear Findlay
1839–1907U.S. Representative from Maryland
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Williamsport’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1910s, at 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Williamsport is known for
Williamsport has 2.9× the usual share of leaders.
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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2 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Williamsport 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 (3)
- Goodloe Byron: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Cole: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles L. Downey: State of Maryland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons