#1Famous people · Landaff
5 famous people call Landaff their birthplace
Ezra B. French, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second place goes to the American businessman Harry Chandler, third to Henry Sanborn Noyes. Most were born in the early republic: 4 of them. The list runs from Ezra B. French, born in 1810, to Harry Chandler, born in 1864.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Ezra B. French
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1810
Ezra B. French
Youngest
1864
Harry Chandler
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Landaff’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Landaff’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1810s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Landaff
First, Ezra B. French (5 languages), then Harry Chandler (5) and Henry Sanborn Noyes (2).
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Science & Medicine
Henry Sanborn Noyes
1822–1872American mathematician
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Known for
What Landaff is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Landaff
A further 2 follow, born between 1811 and 1853.
Mary Noyes Farr
1853–1938American osteopathic physician, educator, clubwoman and suffragist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Landaff 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)
- Ezra B. French: Brady-Handy studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Chandler: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Rix: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Noyes Farr: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Solon Irving Bailey: National Academy of Sciences – Annie J. Cannon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adeline Morrison Swain: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bode Miller: Christian Jansky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons