#1Writing & Arts
Matilda Joslyn Gage
1826–1898American writer, Native American civil rights activist, abolitionist, freethinker
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Famous people · Cicero
Cicero counts 6 famous people, first among them Matilda Joslyn Gage
Matilda Joslyn Gage leads the list, covered in 37 languages. Most were born in the early republic: 5 of them. From John F. Benjamin to Joel Farabee, the births on the list run from 1817 to 2000. For its size the list is short: 1.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical New York town.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Matilda Joslyn Gage
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1817
John F. Benjamin
Youngest
2000
Joel Farabee
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
What stands out about Cicero’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Cicero’s famous people were born
The 1820s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Cicero
The three are covered in 37, 11 and 4 languages: Matilda Joslyn Gage, Joel Farabee and John F. Benjamin.
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What Cicero is known for
The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 2.
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Close by, the fullest list is Manlius’, at 6 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cicero 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 (9)
- Matilda Joslyn Gage: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Farabee: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Benjamin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Dyer: John R. Berryman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Peck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Murphy: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Corbin: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Kirby Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Benjamin Prescott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons