#1Famous people · Painted Post
The 5 famous people born in Painted Post, led by Charles B. Farwell
Charles B. Farwell, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. Behind the leader come Willard Nelson Clute and Abram M. Fridley. Most were born in the early republic: 4 of them. The list runs from Abram M. Fridley, born in 1817, to Willard Nelson Clute, born in 1869.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Charles B. Farwell
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1817
Abram M. Fridley
Youngest
1869
Willard Nelson Clute
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Painted Post’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Painted Post’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1840s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Painted Post
Counted by languages, Charles B. Farwell is ahead of Willard Nelson Clute and Abram M. Fridley: 10, 9 and 2.
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What Painted Post is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.9 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Painted Post
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The neighbour with the most names is Corning, at 20.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Painted Post 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 (4)
- Charles B. Farwell: John Moses, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Nelson Clute: Willard N. Clute, editor. Photographer not listed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abram M. Fridley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Sanger: Los Angeles Times, restored by Adam Cuerden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons