#1Famous people · Royalton
Belva Ann Lockwood tops a list of 3 famous people born in Royalton
Most widely known is Belva Ann Lockwood, the suffragist, with articles in 23 languages. Second and third on the list are Charles G. Williams and Thomas White. The first birth on record is Thomas White’s, in 1800, and the last Belva Ann Lockwood’s, in 1830. Lockport’s list, next door, has 23 names, Joyce Carol Oates first among them.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Belva Ann Lockwood
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1800
Thomas White
Youngest
1830
Belva Ann Lockwood
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Royalton
Belva Ann Lockwood has articles in 23 languages, Charles G. Williams in 7 and Thomas White in 1.
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Politics & Law
Thomas White
1800–1868American politician in Michigan (died 1868)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Royalton 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 (7)
- Belva Ann Lockwood: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles G. Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joyce Carol Oates: Per A.J. Andersson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dewitt C. Leach: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- S. Wallace Dempsey: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Laughlin: Hall, Buffalo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Rankin Gamble: U.S. Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons