#1Famous people · Holderness
The American politician Oren B. Cheney is the one famous person from Holderness
In 1816, the American politician Oren B. Cheney was born. Their birth falls in the early republic. 6 languages have an article about them. Of the bordering towns, Plymouth has the longest list: 8, with Eliza Coupe at the top.
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notable people
Best known
Oren B. Cheney
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
Oren B. Cheney
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Holderness
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Holderness 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 (4)
- Oren B. Cheney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Coupe: Greg Hernandez from California, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phoebe Foster: Ira Mill, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Whipple: The Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons