#1Politics & Law
Francis E. Spinner
1802–1890Congressman and Treasurer of the United States
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Famous people · German Flatts
6 famous people were born in German Flatts from 1754 to 1867
Francis E. Spinner, the congressman and Treasurer of the United states, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. 3 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The list comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in New York, at 3.9. No town in New York lists more than New York City, with 99.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Francis E. Spinner
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1754
Adam Helmer
Youngest
1867
Inez Harrington Whitfield
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
What stands out about German Flatts’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When German Flatts’s famous people were born
The 1860s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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The best known
Born in German Flatts
Francis E. Spinner leads with articles in 5 languages, ahead of Adam Helmer (4) and Edward Eugene Loomis (3).
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Close by, Little Falls counts 13 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is German Flatts 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)
- Francis E. Spinner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Helmer: Nonenmac at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Eugene Loomis: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Wiley: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chick Vennera: Chick vennera, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald J. Mitchell: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Hotaling: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- R. Holland Duell: H. P. Smith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons