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Famous people · Cairo
Of the 8 famous people born in Cairo, an unusual share are leaders
The best known is the American actress Jennifer Connelly, with articles in 89 languages. Thurlow Weed is second and Charles H. Porter third. Most were born in the early republic: 7 of them. For every 10,000 residents there are 11.9 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Jennifer Connelly
in 89 Wikipedia languages
First
1797
Thurlow Weed
Youngest
1970
Jennifer Connelly
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Cairo’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Cairo
Counted by languages, Jennifer Connelly is ahead of Thurlow Weed and Charles H. Porter: 89, 9 and 5.
#2Writing & Arts
Thurlow Weed
1797–1882United States political manager and journalist
9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Cairo’s famous people were born
The 1800s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Cairo is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Cairo
The other 5 span the years 1801 to 1822.
No one matches both filters.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Catskill’s, with 24.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cairo 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 (12)
- Thurlow Weed: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Porter: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Alden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ashley Griswold: Biographical Review Publishing Company, Boston., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorenzo B. Shepard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Bogardus: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Adams: Art of Charm, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isabel Rea: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Crane Wilbur: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Drake: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman Tremain: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Francis Hylan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons