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Famous people · Campbell

4 famous people come from Campbell, Thomas John Watson, Sr. the best known

The best known is the USA IBM executive and art collector Thomas John Watson, Sr., with articles in 45 languages. Richard Edward Enright, the American law enforcement officer and writer, comes second, with Edward J. Brundage third. For every 10,000 residents there are 12.8 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9. Over 43 years of births, the list goes from William W. Burritt (1831) to Thomas John Watson, Sr. (1874).

#1 best knownThomas John Watson, Sr.Business · 1874–1956
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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Thomas John Watson, Sr.
in 45 Wikipedia languages
First
1831
William W. Burritt
Youngest
1874
Thomas John Watson, Sr.
Most common field
Business
1 people

What stands out about Campbell’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Campbell

The three are covered in 45, 4 and 2 languages: Thomas John Watson, Sr., Richard Edward Enright and Edward J. Brundage.

Thomas John Watson, Sr.#1
Business

Thomas John Watson, Sr.

1874–1956

USA IBM executive and art collector

45 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Richard Edward Enright#2
Writing & Arts

Richard Edward Enright

1871–1953

American law enforcement officer and writer

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Edward J. Brundage#3
Politics & Law

Edward J. Brundage

1869–1934

Politician

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Campbell’s famous people were born

The 1870s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.

A new nationMills & railroads18501900Edward J. BrundageThomas John Watson, Sr.
BusinessWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

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What Campbell is known for

The field with the most names is Business: 1.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Campbell

1 more, best known first.

WB

William W. Burritt

1831–1901

Medal of Honor recipient

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Campbell 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.

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