#1Science & Medicine
Marcus Whitman
1802–1847American physician and Oregon missionary
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Famous people · Rushville
Rushville’s famous people span 138 years: 5 births from 1802 to 1940
At the top of the list is the American physician and Oregon missionary Marcus Whitman, covered in 11 languages. Second place goes to the American writer Elizabeth Strong Worthington, third to Jack Button. 4 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Marcus Whitman, the best known, was born in 1802.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Marcus Whitman
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1802
Marcus Whitman
Youngest
1940
Jack Button
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
What stands out about Rushville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Rushville’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1800s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Rushville
Marcus Whitman, Elizabeth Strong Worthington and Jack Button are written about in 11, 3 and 2 languages.
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What Rushville is known for
1 of them work in Science & Medicine, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rushville 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 (1)
- Marcus Whitman: Paul Kane, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons