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Famous people · Palatine Bridge

5 famous people call Palatine Bridge their birthplace

Anthony Dimond, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The next two names are Webster Wagner and Eli Cook. 4 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Births span 1814 to 1881, from Eli Cook to Anthony Dimond.

#1 best knownAnthony DimondPolitics & Law · 1881–1953
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notable people
Best known
Anthony Dimond
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1814
Eli Cook
Youngest
1881
Anthony Dimond
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people

What stands out about Palatine Bridge’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Palatine Bridge’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1810s, at 2.

A new nationMills & railroads180018501900Webster WagnerMartin SchenckAnthony Dimond
Politics & LawScience & MedicineBusiness

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Palatine Bridge

Three names lead: Anthony Dimond (8 languages), Webster Wagner (4) and Eli Cook (2).

Anthony Dimond#1
Politics & Law

Anthony Dimond

1881–1953

American politician

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Webster Wagner#2
Science & Medicine

Webster Wagner

1817–1882

American inventor, manufacturer and politician from New York

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
EC#3
Politics & Law

Eli Cook

1814–1865

Mayor of the city of Buffalo, New York

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Palatine Bridge is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.9 times.

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 Palatine Bridge

2 more, from 1824 to 1848.

GJ

George Alonzo Johnson

1824–1903

American businessman and politician

Martin Schenck

Martin Schenck

1848–1918

New York politician and engineer

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Palatine Bridge 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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