#1Politics & Law
George Howard Williams
1871–1963American politician, Missouri
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Famous people · California
California counts 5 famous people, first among them George Howard Williams
Best known of all is George Howard Williams, written about in 10 languages. Clarence Strei, the American journalist, comes second, with Leopold Seyffert third. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 5 of them. Only 68 of the 393 towns in Missouri with anyone on record list more.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
George Howard Williams
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1871
George Howard Williams
Youngest
1917
Ned Cole
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in California
Two of the three are writers and artists.
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#3Through the years
When California’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1870s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What California is known for
Share of California’s famous people in each field.
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Everyone else born in California
Still to come: 2 more, from 1877 to 1917.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is California 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 (3)
- George Howard Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leopold Seyffert: Robert Seyffert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Uel W. Lamkin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons