#1Writing & Arts
De Alva S. Alexander
1846–1925American historian, lawyer, politician and journalist
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Famous people · Richmond
Richmond is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Best known of all is De Alva S. Alexander, written about in 6 languages. The next two names are J. Wilder Tasker and Seth Goodall. Across the town line, Bowdoinham lists 6, Robert Browne Hall first. The list comes to 8.4 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Maine, at 6.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
De Alva S. Alexander
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1846
De Alva S. Alexander
Youngest
1887
J. Wilder Tasker
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Richmond
By how many languages cover them, De Alva S. Alexander comes first (6), then J. Wilder Tasker (2) and Seth Goodall (1).
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#2Sports
J. Wilder Tasker
1887–1974American football player and coach, basketball coach, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
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What Richmond is known for
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Of the towns nearby, Bowdoinham lists the most people: 6.
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 (4)
- De Alva S. Alexander: Buffalo Evening News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Wilder Tasker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel T. Jewett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry I. Emerson: Collection of the U.S. House of Representative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons