#1Famous people · Rome
A single famous person was born in Rome: Hannah Battersby
The one name here is Hannah Battersby, the sideshow performer. Over the border in Belgrade, 6 names are on record, led by Lot M. Morrill. Articles about them exist in 3 languages. In all of Maine, the famous people on record come from 286 towns.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Hannah Battersby
in 3 Wikipedia languages
The best known
Born in Rome
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Of the towns around it, Belgrade has the most on record: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rome 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)
- Hannah Battersby: Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lot M. Morrill: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loren Fletcher: Isaac Atwater, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Munsey: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Russell Emerson: F. E. Willard & M. A. R. Livermore, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. J. Stevens: CJ Stevens, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons