#1Politics & Law
Reince Priebus
born 1972Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 2011 to 2017
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Famous people · Dover
Writers and artists stand out among the 18 famous people born in Dover
Reince Priebus is the best known, with articles in 34 languages. Second and third on the list are Brandon Sklenar and Drew Miller. 8 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 5 of the names.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Reince Priebus
in 34 Wikipedia languages
First
1782
Isaac Coe
Youngest
1990
Brandon Sklenar
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Dover’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Dover is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 2.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Dover’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1970s than in any other decade: 3.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Dover
Reince Priebus, Brandon Sklenar and Drew Miller are written about in 34, 22 and 11 languages.
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Everyone else born in Dover
Still to come: 15 more, from 1782 to 1976.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dover 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)
- Reince Priebus: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Miller: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Peter Foster: ”Around the Capital” (detail), engraving, Thomas Fleming, 1902, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- X. J. Kennedy: Man2mars28, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Leach: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shirley Turner: Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jefferson Halsey: Ewing Cockrell, author. Historical Publishing Company (Topeka, KS), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons