#1Famous people · Norfolk
William P. Rogers tops a list of 3 famous people born in Norfolk
The best known is the American politician William P. Rogers, with articles in 33 languages. George Marquis Bogue is second and Virgil Bogue third. Of the towns next door, Potsdam lists the most: 14, with Frank B. Kellogg first. Per head, the list is long: 6.8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
William P. Rogers
in 33 Wikipedia languages
First
1842
George Marquis Bogue
Youngest
1913
William P. Rogers
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Norfolk
Leaders take two of the three places.
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What Norfolk is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Close by, the fullest list is Potsdam’s, at 14 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Norfolk 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)
- William P. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Marquis Bogue: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virgil Bogue: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank B. Kellogg: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Deshaies: thotfulspot, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin T. Hulburd: William Horatio Barnes, editor. George E. Perine, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons