#1Science & Medicine
Martha Van Rensselaer
1864–1932American home economist
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Famous people · Randolph
Randolph is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Martha Van Rensselaer, the American home economist, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The next two names are Harry Castlemon and Kid McLaughlin. Of the towns next door, Conewango lists William G. Hills. Born in 1842, Harry Castlemon is the first name on record, and Kid McLaughlin, born in 1888, the most recent.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Martha Van Rensselaer
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1842
Harry Castlemon
Youngest
1888
Kid McLaughlin
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Randolph
The three are covered in 4, 3 and 3 languages: Martha Van Rensselaer, Harry Castlemon and Kid McLaughlin.
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Sports
Kid McLaughlin
1888–1934Major League Baseball centerfielder; college football head coach
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What Randolph is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Randolph 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 (2)
- Martha Van Rensselaer: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Castlemon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons