#1Famous people · Bainbridge
The 5 famous people born in Bainbridge, led by Jedediah Smith
The best known is the American explorer Jedediah Smith, with articles in 22 languages. Behind the leader come Irving Ives and George Irving Skinner. Most were born in the early republic: 4 of them. The earliest on the list is Jedediah Smith, born in 1799, and the youngest Irving Ives, born in 1896.
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
Count by decade and the 1790s come out on top, with 1 births.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineFaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bainbridge
Two of the three are leaders.
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What Bainbridge is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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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 (4)
- 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