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Famous people · Rush
5 famous people were born in Rush
At the top of the list is the American politician George Coe, covered in 5 languages. The American diplomat Edwin F. Uhl ranks second, ahead of Al Mattern. The largest group, 4, was born in the early republic. Born in 1811, George Coe is the first name on record, and Al Mattern, born in 1883, the most recent.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
George Coe
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1811
George Coe
Youngest
1883
Al Mattern
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Rush’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Rush’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1810s, at 2.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Rush
Leaders take two of the three places.
#2
#3Known for
What Rush is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.9 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Rush
Still to come: 2 more, from 1817 to 1839.
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Close by, Caledonia counts 8 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rush 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)
- Edwin F. Uhl: George Irving Reed, editor. Century Publishing and Engraving (Chicago), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Mattern: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Galentine Fenner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angus Cameron: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Baruch Winans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoinette Brown Blackwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons