#1Business
John Lewis Childs
1856–1921American horticultural entrepreneur and politician
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Famous people · Jay
3 famous people were born in Jay
Best known of all is John Lewis Childs, written about in 5 languages. Joseph Foxcroft Cole is second and Ivory Kimball third. The list comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Maine, at 6. Of the towns next door, Livermore lists the most: 10, with Elihu B. Washburne first.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John Lewis Childs
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1837
Joseph Foxcroft Cole
Youngest
1856
John Lewis Childs
Most common field
Business
1 people
The best known
Born in Jay
Counted by languages, John Lewis Childs is ahead of Joseph Foxcroft Cole and Ivory Kimball: 5, 3 and 2.
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Ivory Kimball
1843–1916Union United States Army soldier, lawyer, judge
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Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jay 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 (6)
- John Lewis Childs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivory Kimball: Kimball, Ivory George . Recollections From A Busy Life: 1843-1911. Washington, D.C.: The Carnahan Press, 1912, p. x., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elihu B. Washburne: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert L. Osgood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Fordyce Barker: Editor Howard Atwood Kelly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel P. Morrill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons