#1Politics & Law
Thomas Hart Benton
1782–1858State Senator from Tennessee, Senator and U.S. Representative from Missouri
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Famous people · Hillsborough
12 famous people from Hillsborough, many of them leaders
Thomas Hart Benton is the best known, with articles in 22 languages. Second place goes to the American soccer player Logan Pause, third to Shepperd Strudwick. 5 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. The list runs from Thomas Hart Benton, born in 1782, to Trenton Gill, born in 1999.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Thomas Hart Benton
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1782
Thomas Hart Benton
Youngest
1999
Trenton Gill
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6 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Hillsborough’s famous people
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What Hillsborough is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.4 times.
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The best known
Born in Hillsborough
Ranked by languages covered: Thomas Hart Benton with 22, then Logan Pause with 13 and Shepperd Strudwick with 13.
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When Hillsborough’s famous people were born
The 1780s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
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Everyone else born in Hillsborough
The other 9 span the years 1805 to 1999.
Kenneth Lewis Anderson
1805–1845Lawyer, the fourth and last Vice President of the Republic of Texas
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Margaret Mordecai Jones Cruikshank
1878–1955American teacher and college president
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Also called Hillsborough home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Hillsborough, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hillsborough 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 (7)
- Thomas Hart Benton: Ferdinand Thomas Lee Boyle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Logan Pause: Longbomb / Wilson Wong, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shepperd Strudwick: Los Angeles Daily News, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Hawkins Graham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Moore Waddell: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Collins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kizzmekia Corbett: Kizzmekia Corbett, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons