#1Politics & Law
Emily Parmely Collins
1814–1909American suffragist, activist, writer
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Famous people · Bristol
2 famous people were born in Bristol
With articles in 6 languages, Emily Parmely Collins is the most widely known. Frank Gannett is the only other name on the list. Of the towns next door, Canandaigua lists the most: 24, with Kristen Wiig first. The list runs from Emily Parmely Collins, born in 1814, to Frank Gannett, born in 1876.
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Emily Parmely Collins
in 6 Wikipedia languages
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1814
Emily Parmely Collins
Youngest
1876
Frank Gannett
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1 people
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Born in Bristol
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Frank Gannett
1876–1957Founder of the media corporation Gannett Company, Inc
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bristol 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 (5)
- Emily Parmely Collins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Gannett: The Crosbyton Review (28 June 1940) Page 3, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristen Wiig: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Jones: MillerBeachSteve, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron G. Stout: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons