#1Famous people · Hopewell
From 1727 to 1979, Hopewell was the birthplace of 4 famous people
Articles in 6 languages make the American illustrator Peter Brown the best known. Stanley Kerr is second and John Gano third. The list’s best known name, Peter Brown, dates from 1979. Writers and artists make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Peter Brown
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1727
John Gano
Youngest
1979
Peter Brown
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Hopewell
By how many languages cover them, Peter Brown comes first (6), then Stanley Kerr (4) and John Gano (3).
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#3Through the years
When Hopewell’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1890s than in any other decade: 2.
Writing & ArtsScience & MedicineFaith
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What Hopewell is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hopewell 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 (2)
- Peter Brown: Geraldshields11, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gano: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons