#1Famous people · Dover
Dover is the birthplace of 4 famous people
The best known is the American politician Stephen Taber, with articles in 5 languages. Behind the leader come Thomas Taber II and William S. Jewett. The list comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in New York, at 3.9. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Stephen Taber
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1785
Thomas Taber II
Youngest
1841
Obed Wheeler
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Dover
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1TI#2
WJ#3
Writing & Arts
William S. Jewett
1812–187319th century American painter
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Dover’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1820s come out on top, with 1 births.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Dover is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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 Dover
1 more, best known first.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Dover.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dover 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)
- Stephen Taber: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Swift: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth MacFarlane: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benson John Lossing: Contemporary portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marsh Giddings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons