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Famous people · Arcadia
3 famous people call Arcadia their birthplace
The best known is the American politician Lorenzo D. Whiting, with articles in 3 languages. The American politician Charles D. Luce ranks second, ahead of Electa Amanda Wright Johnson. The nearest list is next door in Lyons: 13 names, starting with Myron Charles Taylor. For its size the list is short: 2.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical New York town.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Lorenzo D. Whiting
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1819
Lorenzo D. Whiting
Youngest
1838
Electa Amanda Wright Johnson
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Arcadia
Counted by languages, Lorenzo D. Whiting is ahead of Charles D. Luce and Electa Amanda Wright Johnson: 3, 2 and 1.
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Electa Amanda Wright Johnson
1838–1919American philanthropist
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The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
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The longest list nearby is Lyons’, with 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arcadia 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 (6)
- Charles D. Luce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Electa Amanda Wright Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myron Charles Taylor: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Sergeant Rude: Photo by W. A. Cox (St. Augustine, Fla., 1891), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Artemisia Lathbury: Mary Artemisia Lathbury, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons