#1Famous people · Hamilton
Hamilton is the birthplace of 3 famous people
The best known is the American baseball player Zack Wheat, with articles in 9 languages. The next two names are James Cash Penney and Thomas Talbot Waterman. From James Cash Penney in 1875 to Zack Wheat in 1888, the births cover 13 years. St. Joseph has the most of any town in Missouri: 57.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Zack Wheat
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1875
James Cash Penney
Youngest
1888
Zack Wheat
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Hamilton
The three are covered in 9, 6 and 3 languages: Zack Wheat, James Cash Penney and Thomas Talbot Waterman.
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Science & Medicine
Thomas Talbot Waterman
1885–1936U.S. anthropologist
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What Hamilton is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamilton 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)
- Zack Wheat: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Cash Penney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons