#1Famous people · Fort Plain
Fort Plain’s famous people span 101 years: 3 births from 1824 to 1925
The best known is the American Hall of Fame baseball player Bud Fowler, with articles in 5 languages. The American artist Mark Adams ranks second, ahead of Peter Herdic. The list’s best known name, Bud Fowler, dates from 1858. Of the bordering towns, Palatine has the longest list: 5, with John Cochrane at the top.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Bud Fowler
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1824
Peter Herdic
Youngest
1925
Mark Adams
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Fort Plain
Bud Fowler, Mark Adams and Peter Herdic are written about in 5, 4 and 4 languages.
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What Fort Plain is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.
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Close by, the fullest list is Palatine’s, at 5 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Plain 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)
- Bud Fowler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Herdic: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cochrane: Mathew Benjamin Brady, 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
- Bill Dahlen: George Grantham Bain Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons