#1Famous people · Brutus
3 famous people call Brutus their birthplace
Joseph M. Root, the American congressman, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Close behind are Doctor Willard Bliss and Horace S. Eldredge. The list comes to 7 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York. Of the towns next door, Mentz lists the most: 2, with Loran L. Lewis first.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Joseph M. Root
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1807
Joseph M. Root
Youngest
1825
Doctor Willard Bliss
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Brutus
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1#2Science & Medicine
Doctor Willard Bliss
1825–1889American physician (1825-1889) who treated President Garfield in 1881
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#3Known for
What Brutus is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
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Of the towns nearby, Mentz lists the most people: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brutus 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)
- Joseph M. Root: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doctor Willard Bliss: Brady, Mathew B., Photographer. 1823 (ca.)-1896, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace S. Eldredge: artist unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loran L. Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Regan Smith: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons