#1Famous people · Prattsburgh
Prattsburgh is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Articles in 7 languages make the American politician Robert B. Van Valkenburgh the best known. Second and third on the list are Narcissa Whitman and John M. Francis. More than half were born in the early republic, 4 in all. Narcissa Whitman (1808) and Verne S. Bennett (1867) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Robert B. Van Valkenburgh
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1808
Narcissa Whitman
Youngest
1867
Verne S. Bennett
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Prattsburgh’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Prattsburgh’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1820s, with 2 births.
Politics & LawFaithWriting & ArtsSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Prattsburgh
Robert B. Van Valkenburgh has articles in 7 languages, Narcissa Whitman in 6 and John M. Francis in 4.
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#3Politics & Law
John M. Francis
1823–1897American diplomat and journalist
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Known for
What Prattsburgh is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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Everyone else born in Prattsburgh
Another 2, the earliest born in 1847.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Prattsburgh 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 (6)
- Robert B. Van Valkenburgh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Narcissa Whitman: (unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Francis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren H. Hayes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Baird Thomas Spalding: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund C. Briggs: artist unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons