#1Famous people · Laurel
Laurel has just one famous person to its name: Alexander M. Zaleski
The American Roman Catholic bishop Alexander M. Zaleski was born in 1906. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 8 languages. Across the town line, Riverhead lists 10, Otis G. Pike first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Alexander M. Zaleski
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Alexander M. Zaleski
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Laurel
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Laurel 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)
- Alexander M. Zaleski: ZMAN90, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis G. Pike: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josephine Silone Yates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons