#1Famous people · Sweden
The American politician Benjamin L. Fairchild is the one famous person from Sweden
Benjamin L. Fairchild, the American politician, was born in 1863. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 5 languages. Across the town line, Brockport lists 11, Martin Ferrero first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Benjamin L. Fairchild
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1863
Benjamin L. Fairchild
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Sweden
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sweden 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)
- Benjamin L. Fairchild: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Sands: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Akeley: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Townsend Trowbridge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis A. Swift: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons