#1Famous people · Rumney
2 famous people come from Rumney, Nathan Clifford the best known
Articles in 15 languages make the American politician Nathan Clifford the best known. The other is J. J. Donovan, the washington State pioneer. Of the bordering towns, Plymouth has the longest list: 8, with Eliza Coupe at the top. The oldest name on the list belongs to Nathan Clifford, born in 1803, the newest to J. J. Donovan, born in 1858.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Nathan Clifford
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1803
Nathan Clifford
Youngest
1858
J. J. Donovan
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Rumney
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What Rumney is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 1 people.
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Close by, Plymouth counts 8 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rumney 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 (6)
- Nathan Clifford: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. J. Donovan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Coupe: Greg Hernandez from California, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus P. Hunton: Fred G. Cox, compiler and arranger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Henry Turner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus Blodgett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons