#1Writing & Arts
Thomas Lounsbury
1838–1915American scholar and Union officer
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Famous people · Ovid
6 famous people were born in Ovid
Thomas Lounsbury, the American scholar and Union officer, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. 6 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The first birth on record is Zebedee Coltrin’s, in 1804, and the last Edwin S. Votey’s, in 1856. Leaders make up the largest group, 3 of them.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Thomas Lounsbury
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1804
Zebedee Coltrin
Youngest
1856
Edwin S. Votey
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Ovid’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Ovid’s famous people were born
The 1810s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ovid
Ranked by languages covered: Thomas Lounsbury with 7, then Silas M. Burroughs with 6 and Edwin S. Votey with 4.
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What Ovid is known for
Ovid has 2.4× the usual share of leaders.
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The rest number 3, with 2 leaders among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ovid 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 (9)
- Thomas Lounsbury: George Collins Cox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Silas M. Burroughs: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin S. Votey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Seeley: Wayne E. Morrison, Sr., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zebedee Coltrin: artist unknownContributor: LDS Church Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornelius Cole: Mathew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bascom: Book Author: Samuel Atkins Elliot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeptha Wade: Engraving by J. C. Buttre, after photo by Mathew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fremont Cole: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons