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Samuel I. Prime
1812–1885American clergyman, traveler, and writer
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Famous people · Ballston
Leaders stand out among the 8 famous people born in Ballston
Best known of all is Samuel I. Prime, written about in 6 languages. Hamilton K. Wheeler and James M. Marvin follow. More than half were born in the early republic, 7 in all. Born in 1796, Cyrus Bacon is the first name on record, and Sidney Sherwood, born in 1860, the most recent.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Samuel I. Prime
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1796
Cyrus Bacon
Youngest
1860
Sidney Sherwood
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Ballston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Ballston is known for
Ballston has 3× the usual share of leaders.
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 Ballston’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1810s come out on top, with 2 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ballston
Samuel I. Prime has articles in 6 languages, Hamilton K. Wheeler in 4 and James M. Marvin in 4.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ballston 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)
- Samuel I. Prime: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hamilton K. Wheeler: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Marvin: Ellen Hardin Walworth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Boyd Thacher I: US government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Koubek: Sports Marketing, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Taylor: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Jay Youmans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer E. Ellsworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Cooper: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons