#1Writing & Arts
Solomon Northup
1808–1864Free-born African American kidnapped by slave-traders
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Famous people · Minerva
A single famous person was born in Minerva: Solomon Northup
Solomon Northup was born in 1808. Their birth falls in the early republic. 32 languages have an article about them. In all of New York, the famous people on record come from 1,260 towns.
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Solomon Northup
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1808
Solomon Northup
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Minerva 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.
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- Solomon Northup: Frederick M. Coffin (engraved by Nathaniel Orr), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons