#1Science & Medicine
Mulford B. Foster
1888–1978American botanist, naturalist and artist
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Famous people · Elmer
From 1881 to 1998, Elmer was the birthplace of 5 famous people
With articles in 7 languages, Mulford B. Foster is the most widely known. The Jamaican association football player Tiernny Wiltshire ranks second, ahead of King Brady. The biggest group are athletes: 3. Mulford B. Foster was born in 1888.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Mulford B. Foster
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1881
King Brady
Youngest
1998
Tiernny Wiltshire
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Elmer’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Elmer’s famous people were born
The 1880s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
SportsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Elmer
Mulford B. Foster, Tiernny Wiltshire and King Brady are written about in 7, 6 and 3 languages.
#1TW#2
Sports
Tiernny Wiltshire
born 1998Jamaican association football player
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Elmer is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.7 times.
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Pittsgrove Township leads the towns around it, with 2 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elmer 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)
- Mulford B. Foster: Wesley Schilling, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Brady: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe Lockwood: User de:User:FreeMO on de.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons