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Edward John Noble
1882–1958American broadcasting and industrialist
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Famous people · Gouverneur
6 famous people were born in Gouverneur from 1832 to 1984
At the top of the list is the American broadcasting and industrialist Edward John Noble, covered in 6 languages. Per head, the list is long: 9.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9. Edward John Noble was born in 1882. The biggest group are leaders: 3.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Edward John Noble
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1832
James Franklin Wiley
Youngest
1984
Brian Leonard
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Gouverneur
Three names lead: Edward John Noble (6 languages), Brian Leonard (4) and D. Everett Waid (3).
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#3Through the years
When Gouverneur’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1880s come out on top, with 1 births.
Politics & LawBusinessSportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Gouverneur is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.4 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Gouverneur
Of the other 3, 3 are leaders.
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Of the towns around it, De Kalb has the most on record: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gouverneur 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)
- Edward John Noble: Harris & Ewing, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Leonard: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- D. Everett Waid: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Turkington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip J. Hanlon: Austin Thomason, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ozora P. Stearns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Newton Martin Curtis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Houghton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons