#1Famous people · Mexico
Mexico is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Articles in 5 languages make the American politician Charles W. Walton the best known. The only other name is the American civil engineer Minard Lafever Holman. The earliest on the list is Charles W. Walton, born in 1819, and the youngest Minard Lafever Holman, born in 1852. Of the bordering towns, Rumford has the longest list: 18, with Edmund Muskie at the top.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Charles W. Walton
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1819
Charles W. Walton
Youngest
1852
Minard Lafever Holman
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Mexico
#1#2Science & Medicine
Minard Lafever Holman
1852–1925American civil engineer
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Leaders are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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Close by, the fullest list is Rumford’s, at 18 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mexico 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 (4)
- Charles W. Walton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Minard Lafever Holman: Frederick Remsen Hutton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund Muskie: U.S. National Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sebastian Streeter Marble: Henry Chase, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons