#1Famous people · Pike
Donald Van Slyke tops a list of 4 famous people born in Pike
The best known is the American chemist Donald Van Slyke, with articles in 10 languages. The next two names are Calvin Fairbank and Wellington R. Burt. The first birth on record is Calvin Fairbank’s, in 1816, and the last Donald Van Slyke’s, in 1883. The longest list in New York is New York City’s, with 99 names.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Donald Van Slyke
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
Calvin Fairbank
Youngest
1883
Donald Van Slyke
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in Pike
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3Through the years
When Pike’s famous people were born
The 1830s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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What Pike is known for
2 of them work in Science & Medicine, the biggest field.
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Of the towns nearby, Hume lists the most people: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pike 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)
- Donald Van Slyke: Joop van Bilsen (ANEFO), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wellington R. Burt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hiram Bond Everest: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lovisa Card-Catlin: Orlando Rouland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons