#1Famous people · Minden
Minden is the birthplace of 2 famous people
At the top of the list is the American politician Reuben Ellwood, covered in 6 languages. The other is William Baker, the American lawyer and politician from New york. Palatine, which borders it, has 5 on its list, the best known John Cochrane. The first birth on record is William Baker’s, in 1795, and the last Reuben Ellwood’s, in 1821.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Reuben Ellwood
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1795
William Baker
Youngest
1821
Reuben Ellwood
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Minden
#1WB#2
Politics & Law
William Baker
1795–1871American lawyer and politician from New York
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Minden 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 (7)
- Reuben Ellwood: Frontispiece of 1886's "Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Reuben Ellwood." US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cochrane: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Campbell: Duane Hamilton Hurd, author. Everts & Fariss (Philadelphia, PA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bud Fowler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Owen D. Young: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Dahlen: George Grantham Bain Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Sickles: Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons