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Lemuel Wellman Wright
1790–1886American inventor, active in England
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Famous people · Plainfield
3 famous people call Plainfield their birthplace
Best known of all is Lemuel Wellman Wright, written about in 4 languages. Close behind are Kathryn W. Leighton and Hollis Smith. Mia Tyler leads the 26 names listed next door in Lebanon. From Lemuel Wellman Wright in 1790 to Kathryn W. Leighton in 1875, the births cover 85 years.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Lemuel Wellman Wright
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1790
Lemuel Wellman Wright
Youngest
1875
Kathryn W. Leighton
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Plainfield
Lemuel Wellman Wright, Kathryn W. Leighton and Hollis Smith are written about in 4, 2 and 1 languages.
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What Plainfield is known for
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Also called Plainfield home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Donella Meadows the best known.
Donella Meadows
1941–2001American environmental scientist, teacher, and writer
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Close by, Lebanon counts 26 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plainfield 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 (3)
- Kathryn W. Leighton: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Biddle Shipman: Judith B. Tankard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Salmon P. Chase: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons