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Famous people · Enfield
Enfield is the birthplace of 4 famous people
The best known is the American politician Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, with articles in 9 languages. The next two names are James P. Parker and John Thomas Alsop, Jr.. Ruth Bellamy, born in 1906, is the youngest, and Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, born in 1820, the first on record. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Lawrence O'Bryan Branch
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1820
Lawrence O'Bryan Branch
Youngest
1906
Ruth Bellamy
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Enfield
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3Through the years
When Enfield’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1820s, at 1.
Politics & LawMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Enfield is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Enfield
1 more, best known first.
A chosen home
Also called Enfield home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Enfield, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Enfield 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)
- John Thomas Alsop, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Jones: NC General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons