#1Writing & Arts
Oliver Dyer
1824–1907American journalist, author, teacher, lawyer and stenographer
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Famous people · Porter
Porter has just one famous person to its name: Oliver Dyer
Oliver Dyer was born in 1824. Their birth falls in the early republic. 5 languages have an article about them. Of the towns next door, Lewiston lists the most: 4, with Leila Janah first.
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Oliver Dyer
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1824
Oliver Dyer
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
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Of the towns nearby, Lewiston lists the most people: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Porter 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 (5)
- Oliver Dyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leila Janah: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willis Winter Bradley: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daryl Johnston: City of Detroit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank A. Dudley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons