#1Writing & Arts
William W. Campbell
1806–1881Author, historian, lawyer and politician from New York, USA
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Famous people · Cherry Valley
5 famous people call Cherry Valley their birthplace
Best known of all is William W. Campbell, written about in 7 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Edward Gilbert, third to Joseph L. White. More than half were born in the early republic, 4 in all. Harry Snyder, born in 1867, is the youngest, and William W. Campbell, born in 1806, the first on record.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
William W. Campbell
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1806
William W. Campbell
Youngest
1867
Harry Snyder
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Cherry Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Cherry Valley’s famous people were born
The 1810s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Cherry Valley
The three are covered in 7, 5 and 5 languages: William W. Campbell, Edward Gilbert and Joseph L. White.
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Politics & Law
Joseph L. White
1813–1861American politician (c. 1813 – 1861)
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Cherry Valley is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.9 times the usual share.
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Everyone else born in Cherry Valley
Still to come: 2 more, from 1815 to 1867.
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Nearby, Springfield has the most on record, with 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cherry Valley 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 (8)
- William W. Campbell: Duane Hamilton Hurd, author. Everts & Fariss (Philadelphia, PA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Gilbert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver A. Morse: McClees & Beck,, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Snyder: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore M. Davis: Mahmoudmzff, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorenzo Crounse: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reuben Ellwood: Frontispiece of 1886's "Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Reuben Ellwood." US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Caryl Ely: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons