#1Famous people · Jamestown
Musicians stand out among the 51 famous people born in Jamestown
Articles in 81 languages make the American actress Lucille Ball the best known. Nick Carter, the American singer, comes second, with Natalie Merchant third. Between 1920 and 1969, 21 were born, the most of any period. The earliest on the list is Hayward A. Harvey, born in 1824, and the youngest Stephen Carlson, born in 1996.
Born here
51
notable people
Best known
Lucille Ball
in 81 Wikipedia languages
First
1824
Hayward A. Harvey
Youngest
1996
Stephen Carlson
Most common field
Politics & Law
16 people
What stands out about Jamestown’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Jamestown
Lucille Ball, Nick Carter and Natalie Merchant are written about in 81, 47 and 27 languages.
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What Jamestown is known for
Business people stand out most, at 2.3 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.
Through the years
When Jamestown’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 7.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusicScience & MedicineBusinessNotableMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Jamestown
Still to come: 48 more, from 1824 to 1996.
Willis Rodney Whitney
1868–1958American chemist and founder of the research laboratory of the General Electric Company
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Roger Tory Peterson
1908–1996American naturalist, ornithologist and writer
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Martin Spencer Chandler
1824–1893American politician – Minnesota -- "M.S." Senate 1883-84 (District 22)
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Busti counts 3 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jamestown 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 (16)
- Lucille Ball: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Carter: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Merchant: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willis Rodney Whitney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Goodell: Cpl. Alexis Moradian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Goodell: U.S. Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elliott Fitch Shepard: Edward Bierstadt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Langworthy: Langworthy.House.Gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Sirianni: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irv Noren: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pandora Boxx: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dvsross/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stan Lundine: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hayward A. Harvey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Stoneman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Ellsworth Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons