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Edward John Noble
1882–1958American broadcasting and industrialist
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Famous people · Gouverneur
From 1832 to 1984, Gouverneur was the birthplace of 6 famous people
Edward John Noble, the American broadcasting and industrialist, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. The list’s best known name, Edward John Noble, dates from 1882. For every 10,000 residents there are 16.6 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9. 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
Edward John Noble has articles in 6 languages, Brian Leonard in 4 and D. Everett Waid in 3.
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When Gouverneur’s famous people were born
The 1880s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
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What Gouverneur is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.4 times as common.
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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 (5)
- 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