#1Politics & Law
Edward A. Stevenson
1831–189511th Governor of Idaho Territory
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Famous people · Lowville
Of the 12 famous people born in Lowville, an unusual share are leaders
Edward A. Stevenson is the best known, with articles in 6 languages. Close behind are Bradley F. Granger and Tina Burner. Most were born in the early republic: 8 of them. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,278 towns in New York with famous people list more.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Edward A. Stevenson
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1810
Harley High Cartter
Youngest
1980
Tina Burner
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Lowville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lowville’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1830s, at 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lowville is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Lowville
Two of the three are leaders.
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Everyone else born in Lowville
Of the other 9, 4 are leaders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lowville 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 (8)
- Edward A. Stevenson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradley F. Granger: Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes, National Archives and Records Administration., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tina Burner: DVSROSS, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessie Fremont O'Donnell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Monroe Dickinson: Charles Bryan Hall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dexter M. Ferry: W. Livingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Monroe Williams: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abram D. Smith: Samuel Marsden Brookes (1816–1892), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons