#1Famous people · Goshen
Goshen counts 11 famous people, first among them Hartley Sawyer
Articles in 20 languages make the American actor Hartley Sawyer the best known. Willie "The Lion" Smith and Virginia Vincent follow. Over 175 years of births, the list goes from William Thompson Howell (1810) to Hartley Sawyer (1985). 4 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Hartley Sawyer
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1810
William Thompson Howell
Youngest
1985
Hartley Sawyer
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Goshen’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Goshen’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 2 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicPolitics & LawFaithWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Goshen
Two of the three are performers.
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What Goshen is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 4 people.
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Another 8, the earliest born in 1810.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Goshen 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 (7)
- Hartley Sawyer: Heroes & Villains, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie "The Lion" Smith: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Vincent: Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin O'Sullivan: University Athletic Association, Inc., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Hough: Michael Kramer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George D. Gillespie: Churchman Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Corr: likeaduck, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons