#1Science & Medicine
Richard T. Ely
1854–1943United States economist and author
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Famous people · Ripley
4 famous people come from Ripley, Richard T. Ely the best known
At the top of the list is the united States economist and author Richard T. Ely, covered in 16 languages. Benjamin Goodrich is second and Charles Mann Hamilton third. Born in 1834, William Spencer Newbury is the first name on record, and Charles Mann Hamilton, born in 1874, the most recent. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Richard T. Ely
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1834
William Spencer Newbury
Youngest
1874
Charles Mann Hamilton
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Ripley
The three are covered in 16, 7 and 5 languages: Richard T. Ely, Benjamin Goodrich and Charles Mann Hamilton.
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#3Through the years
When Ripley’s famous people were born
The 1850s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
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What Ripley is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ripley 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 (3)
- Richard T. Ely: Published in the United States prior to 1923, public domain., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Mann Hamilton: Edited by Frederick S. Hills. Published by The Argus Company, Albany., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Spencer Newbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons