#1Famous people · Lodi
The 5 famous people born in Lodi, led by Cornelius Cole
Most widely known is Cornelius Cole, the American politician, with articles in 12 languages. Close behind are Samuel Maxwell and Thomas S. Flood. In the early republic, 4 were born, the most of any period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Cornelius Cole, born in 1822, the newest to William Miller Collier, born in 1867.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Cornelius Cole
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1822
Cornelius Cole
Youngest
1867
William Miller Collier
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Lodi’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lodi’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1820s than in any other decade: 3.
Politics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lodi
All three are leaders.
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What Lodi is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 3.8 times.
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Of the towns nearby, Ovid lists the most people: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lodi 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 (10)
- Cornelius Cole: Mathew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Maxwell: The Neale Company (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas S. Flood: G. E. Matthews (Buffalo), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Miller Collier: George Grantham Bain Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Cole: "Harper's Weekly". Harper & Brothers (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Lounsbury: George Collins Cox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- P. Dean Warner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Wickes Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fremont Cole: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Wilson Hoyt: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons