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Famous people · Attica
Of the 8 famous people born in Attica, an unusual share are leaders
Articles in 9 languages make the American Roman Catholic bishop Leo Richard Smith the best known. Second and third on the list are Thomas M. Cooley and Charles B. Benedict. 5 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. James O. Putnam, born in 1818, is the earliest name and George Seligman, born in 1927, the latest.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Leo Richard Smith
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1818
James O. Putnam
Youngest
1927
George Seligman
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Attica’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Attica is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 3.6 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.
Through the years
When Attica’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1820s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
Politics & LawFaithScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Attica
Leaders take two of the three places.
#2
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Attica
5 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Alexander counts 5 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Attica 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 (8)
- Thomas M. Cooley: Lewis T. Ives (1833-1894), Detroit, Michigan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles B. Benedict: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold C. Ostertag: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert S. Stevens: Van Bosch Photographers, Wiesbaden, Germany, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick C. Stevens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James O. Putnam: Union and Times Press (Buffalo), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Gilbert Hoskins: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Jeremiah Parks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons