#1Science & Medicine
Anna Botsford Comstock
1854–1930American academic, artist, educator, conservationist
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Famous people · Otto
The 4 famous people born in Otto, led by Anna Botsford Comstock
Best known of all is Anna Botsford Comstock, written about in 18 languages. Edwin Willits, the American politician, comes second, with Glenn Washington Herrick third. Births span 1830 to 1870, from Edwin Willits to Glenn Washington Herrick. No town in New York lists more than New York City, with 99.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Anna Botsford Comstock
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1830
Edwin Willits
Youngest
1870
Glenn Washington Herrick
The best known
Born in Otto
Ranked by languages covered: Anna Botsford Comstock with 18, then Edwin Willits with 5 and Glenn Washington Herrick with 3.
#1#2#3Through the years
When Otto’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1850s, with 1 people born in that decade.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Otto 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)
- Anna Botsford Comstock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Willits: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Washington Herrick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Vernon Slingerland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbert A. Pierce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Owen Vincent Coffin: Frederick Calvin Norton, author. Reproduction of Connecticut State Library portrait by Charles Noel Flagg., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel R. Gernatt Sr.: Daniellagreen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons