#1Famous people · Laurium
Laurium is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Philip Ruppe, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Second and third on the list are Mary Locke Petermann and Percy Ross. 4 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Born in 1891, Lyman Frimodig is the first name on record, and Philip Ruppe, born in 1926, the most recent.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Philip Ruppe
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Lyman Frimodig
Youngest
1926
Philip Ruppe
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Laurium
Counted by languages, Philip Ruppe is ahead of Mary Locke Petermann and Percy Ross: 8, 5 and 4.
#1MP#2
Science & Medicine
Mary Locke Petermann
1908–1975American cellular biochemist
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PR#3
Through the years
When Laurium’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1910s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineBusinessSportsFaith
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Known for
What Laurium is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Laurium 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 (1)
- Philip Ruppe: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons