#1Famous people · Richmond
Richmond’s famous people span 105 years: 3 births from 1823 to 1928
Most widely known is Byron G. Stout, the American politician, with articles in 7 languages. Close behind are Al Masino and John Sharpstein. Of the bordering towns, Livonia has the longest list: 9, with Elmer Fowler Stone at the top. Per head, the list is long: 9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Byron G. Stout
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1823
John Sharpstein
Youngest
1928
Al Masino
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Richmond
The three are covered in 7, 5 and 3 languages: Byron G. Stout, Al Masino and John Sharpstein.
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What Richmond is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Around it, Livonia has the most people on record, 9 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richmond 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)
- Byron G. Stout: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sharpstein: California Supreme Court Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Fowler Stone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Parmely Collins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons