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Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Philipstown
Cornelius Warren, born in 1790, is Philipstown’s famous person on record
Cornelius Warren, the American politician, was born in 1790. Their birth falls in the early republic. 4 languages have an article about them. Of the towns next door, Cornwall lists the most: 11, with Bonnie Blair first.
Born here
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notable people
Best known
Cornelius Warren
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1790
Cornelius Warren
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Philipstown
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Cornwall leads the towns around it, with 11 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Philipstown 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)
- Bonnie Blair: http://www.VancityAllie.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Strong: Original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Gonzalez: fourthandfifteen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Mortimer Hopkins: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons