#1Science & Medicine
John W. Barlow
1838–1914Chief of Engineers of the United States Army
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Famous people · Perry
12 famous people were born in Perry, most of them in the early republic
John W. Barlow, the chief of Engineers of the United States army, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Second and third on the list are Edward Austin Sheldon and J. Francis Harter. Born in 1818, Lewis B. Parsons Jr. is the first name on record, and J. Francis Harter, born in 1897, the most recent. 3 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
John W. Barlow
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1818
Lewis B. Parsons Jr.
Youngest
1897
J. Francis Harter
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Perry’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Perry’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1820s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
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Counted by languages, John W. Barlow is ahead of Edward Austin Sheldon and J. Francis Harter: 7, 5 and 4.
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#2Notable
Edward Austin Sheldon
1823–1897Founder of what is now SUNY Oswego, leader of the Oswego Movement
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What Perry is known for
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Everyone else born in Perry
9 more names, born between 1818 and 1896.
James M. Bingham
1828–1885Lawyer, politician; Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
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Irving C. Tomlinson
1860–1944American Christian Science practitioner and teacher, former Universalist minister
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Perry 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 (8)
- John W. Barlow: US Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Austin Sheldon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Francis Harter: "The Evening News" newspaper (Harrisburg, PA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irving C. Tomlinson: Mrs. Eddy and the Late Suit in Equity by Michael Meehan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Lewis Wyckoff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis B. Parsons Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles L. Ingersoll: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Adamson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons