#1Faith
John C. Lord
1805–1877American Presbyterian minister, lawyer and writer
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Famous people · Washington
3 famous people were born in Washington from 1797 to 1917
Best known of all is John C. Lord, written about in 2 languages. David Leslie, the American politician, comes second, with Homer Chase third. Of the bordering towns, Hillsborough has the longest list: 14, with Franklin Pierce at the top. The list’s best known name, John C. Lord, dates from 1805.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John C. Lord
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1797
David Leslie
Youngest
1917
Homer Chase
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Washington
Ranked by languages covered: John C. Lord with 2, then David Leslie with 1 and Homer Chase with 1.
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2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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Around it, Hillsborough has the most people on record, 14 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Washington 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 (8)
- John C. Lord: Rev. C. Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Leslie: Elizabeth French McLench Odell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Chase: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin Pierce: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Quincy Adams Brackett: Walter Gilman Page, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Almon Harris Thompson: Clinedinst, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Osman Cleander Baker: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Williams Gunnison: Bonnie Ritchie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons