#1Famous people · Hobart
Hobart is the birthplace of 4 famous people
At the top of the list is the American politician John D. Clarke, covered in 7 languages. Tommy Rich and Hector Cowan follow. Births span 1819 to 1916, from Henry Augustus Smythe to Tommy Rich. The longest list in New York is New York City’s, with 99 names.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
John D. Clarke
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1819
Henry Augustus Smythe
Youngest
1916
Tommy Rich
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Hobart
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When Hobart’s famous people were born
3 were born in the age of mills and railroads, and the 1870s alone saw 1.
Politics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hobart is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hobart
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hobart 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 (3)
- John D. Clarke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hector Cowan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Augustus Smythe: Scan by NYPL, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons