#1Politics & Law
Daniel H. Wells
1814–1891Apostle of LDS Church and Mayor of Salt Lake City
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Famous people · Trenton
Trenton is the birthplace of 6 famous people
With articles in 7 languages, Daniel H. Wells is the most widely known. In the early republic, 5 were born, the most of any period. Over 96 years of births, the list goes from Daniel H. Wells (1814) to Hal Schumacher (1910). Per head, the list is long: 14.1 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Daniel H. Wells
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1814
Daniel H. Wells
Youngest
1910
Hal Schumacher
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Trenton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Trenton’s famous people were born
The 1810s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Trenton
Two of the three are leaders.
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What Trenton is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.4 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 Trenton
Another 3, the earliest born in 1815.
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Nearby, Remsen has the most on record, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Trenton 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 (8)
- Daniel H. Wells: Andrew Jenson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Edward Cole: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Schumacher: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abraham Curry: Nevada Historical Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary E. Drake: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray W. Jones: J. G. Nelson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Charles Haines: The original uploader was Shsilver at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas D. Edwards: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons