#1Famous people · Lawton
2 famous people call Lawton their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American botanist Herbert John Webber, covered in 8 languages. The list has one more: the American baseball player Charlie Maxwell. Charlie Maxwell, born in 1927, is the youngest, and Herbert John Webber, born in 1865, the first on record. Across Michigan, the lists cover 506 towns.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Herbert John Webber
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
Herbert John Webber
Youngest
1927
Charlie Maxwell
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Lawton
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What Lawton is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lawton 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 (2)
- Herbert John Webber: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Maxwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons