#1Politics & Law
Arthur S. Tompkins
1865–1938American judge and legislator
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Famous people · Middleburgh
Middleburgh is the birthplace of 3 famous people
At the top of the list is the American judge and legislator Arthur S. Tompkins, covered in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are Elliot Danforth and Peter I. Borst. Of the bordering towns, Cobleskill has the longest list: 8, with Charles Goodyear at the top. The list comes to 9.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Arthur S. Tompkins
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1797
Peter I. Borst
Youngest
1865
Arthur S. Tompkins
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Middleburgh
All three are leaders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Middleburgh 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)
- Arthur S. Tompkins: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elliot Danforth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Goodyear: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph P. Bradley: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Maynard Salmon: Vassar College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons