#1Famous people · Lewis
John Elmer Milholland, born in 1860, is Lewis’ famous person on record
John Elmer Milholland, the American businessman, was born in 1860. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. Next door, Elizabethtown lists 5, led by Orlando Kellogg.
Born here
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notable people
Best known
John Elmer Milholland
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1860
John Elmer Milholland
Most common field
Business
1 people
The best known
Born in Lewis
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lewis 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)
- John Elmer Milholland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orlando Kellogg: George Levi Brown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Eugene Osborne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Skinner: Joseph Gaston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Higby: New York : J. T. White company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons