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Famous people · Dryden
7 famous people call Dryden their birthplace
The best known is the American writer and physician H. Emilie Cady, with articles in 6 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Cyrus L. Dunham, third to John Wilbur Dwight. The largest group, 5, was born in the early republic. The list runs from John McGraw, born in 1815, to Edwin Sweetland, born in 1875.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
H. Emilie Cady
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1815
John McGraw
Youngest
1875
Edwin Sweetland
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Dryden’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Dryden’s famous people were born
The 1840s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Dryden
Ranked by languages covered: H. Emilie Cady with 6, then Cyrus L. Dunham with 5 and John Wilbur Dwight with 5.
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What Dryden is known for
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Everyone else born in Dryden
Still to come: 4 more, from 1815 to 1875.
Edwin Sweetland
1875–1950American college football coach, college basketball coach, college rowing coach, college athletics administrator
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George Sweetland
1872–1954American college football coach, college basketball coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dryden 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 (6)
- Cyrus L. Dunham: US Military, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wilbur Dwight: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Sweetland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John McGraw: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Sweetland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennie McGraw: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons