#1Famous people · Smyrna
4 famous people were born in Smyrna
At the top of the list is the American engineer De Volson Wood, covered in 5 languages. The next two names are William Russell Willcox and William H. Kelsey. William H. Kelsey (1812) and William Russell Willcox (1863) mark the two ends of the list. 2 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
De Volson Wood
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1812
William H. Kelsey
Youngest
1863
William Russell Willcox
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Smyrna
Languages with an article: 5 for De Volson Wood, 4 for William Russell Willcox, 3 for William H. Kelsey.
#1#2#3Through the years
When Smyrna’s famous people were born
The 1830s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Smyrna is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
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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The longest list nearby is Sherburne’s, with 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Smyrna 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)
- De Volson Wood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Russell Willcox: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Kelsey: McClees & Beck, publishers, Julian Vannerson, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur A. Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert Anson Newton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Finch: ACME Newspictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion Marsh Todd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons