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Famous people · Mendon
3 famous people were born in Mendon
Articles in 4 languages make the American minister Warren Parrish the best known. Helen Mar Kimball and William Henry Kimball follow. Across the town line, Lima lists 12, Kenneth Keating first. The first birth on record is Warren Parrish’s, in 1803, and the last Helen Mar Kimball’s, in 1828.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Warren Parrish
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1803
Warren Parrish
Youngest
1828
Helen Mar Kimball
Most common field
Faith
2 people
The best known
Born in Mendon
Ranked by languages covered: Warren Parrish with 4, then Helen Mar Kimball with 3 and William Henry Kimball with 1.
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What Mendon is known for
The largest field is Faith, with 2 people.
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Close by, the fullest list is Lima’s, at 12 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mendon 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 (6)
- Helen Mar Kimball: Solomon Farnham Kimball, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Kimball: Frank Ellwood Esshom, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Keating: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Magnus Sheffield: Joost Pauwels, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. N. Loughborough: M. W. Owens, Battle Creek, Michigan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoinette Brown Blackwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons