#1Famous people · Sharon
Sharon is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Lorenzo Crounse, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Second and third on the list are John S. Pindar and John Van Schaick. More are leaders than anything else, 4 in all. Over 33 years of births, the list goes from Joseph H. Ramsey (1816) to John Van Schaick (1849).
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Lorenzo Crounse
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
Joseph H. Ramsey
Youngest
1849
John Van Schaick
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known
Born in Sharon
All three are leaders.
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Through the years
When Sharon’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1830s come out on top, with 2 births.
Politics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Sharon
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Cherry Valley’s, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sharon 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 (5)
- Lorenzo Crounse: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Pindar: Source Collection: C.M. Bell Studio Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph H. Ramsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Campbell: Duane Hamilton Hurd, author. Everts & Fariss (Philadelphia, PA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Taylor: Parker McCobb Reed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons