TJ#1
Famous people · Jerusalem
Jerusalem is the birthplace of 3 famous people
At the top of the list is the American politician Thomas B. Jackson, covered in 6 languages. The next two names are Frank Herman Schofield and Montgomery Morrison Cothren. The nearest list is next door in Penn Yan: 14 names, starting with David Bordwell. For every 10,000 residents there are 7 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Thomas B. Jackson
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1797
Thomas B. Jackson
Youngest
1869
Frank Herman Schofield
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Jerusalem
Ranked by languages covered: Thomas B. Jackson with 6, then Frank Herman Schofield with 3 and Montgomery Morrison Cothren with 2.
#2Military
Frank Herman Schofield
1869–1942United States Navy admiral and Navy Cross recipient
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
MC#3
Politics & Law
Montgomery Morrison Cothren
1819–1888American politician
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Jerusalem is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jerusalem 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)
- Frank Herman Schofield: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Bordwell: Wasily at Dutch Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi W. Barden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Wilson Hoyt: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Kernan: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons