#1Famous people · Riverton
5 famous people call Riverton their birthplace
The best known is the American diplomat Lloyd Carpenter Griscom, with articles in 5 languages. Edythe Ferris, the American artist, comes second, with Philip Slater third. The largest group, 3, was born in the age of mills and railroads. From Lloyd Carpenter Griscom to Philip Slater, the births on the list run from 1872 to 1927.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Lloyd Carpenter Griscom
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Lloyd Carpenter Griscom
Youngest
1927
Philip Slater
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Riverton
Lloyd Carpenter Griscom has articles in 5 languages, Edythe Ferris in 2 and Philip Slater in 2.
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Through the years
When Riverton’s famous people were born
The 1920s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Riverton is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 5.9 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Riverton
Here are 2 more, born from 1900 to 1926.
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A chosen home
Also called Riverton home
One more notable person made the town home: Nat Gertler.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Philadelphia has the most on record, with 30.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riverton 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 (4)
- Lloyd Carpenter Griscom: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nat Gertler: Jon Osumi, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Noam Chomsky: Augusto Starita / Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert K. Crane: Fabian Bachrach, CC BY 3.0 us, Wikimedia Commons