#1Famous people · Bainbridge
Jedediah Smith tops a list of 5 famous people born in Bainbridge
Most widely known is Jedediah Smith, the American explorer, with articles in 22 languages. Close behind are Irving Ives and George Irving Skinner. 4 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Born in 1799, Jedediah Smith is the first name on record, and Irving Ives, born in 1896, the most recent.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Jedediah Smith
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1799
Jedediah Smith
Youngest
1896
Irving Ives
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Bainbridge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bainbridge’s famous people were born
The 1790s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bainbridge
Leaders take two of the three places.
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What Bainbridge is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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The other 2 span the years 1823 to 1830.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bainbridge 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 (9)
- Jedediah Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irving Ives: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Irving Skinner: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore T. Munger: Benjamin Wisner Bacon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- N. B. Willey: James T. White & Company (New York, NY), publisher), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evans Carlson: USMC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlton J. H. Hayes: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus Mallory: Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Stuyvesant Bragg: Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons