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J. N. Loughborough
1832–1924American Seventh-day Adventist minister
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Famous people · Victor
Most of the 8 famous people born in Victor came into the world in the early republic
The best known is the American Seventh-day Adventist minister J. N. Loughborough, with articles in 8 languages. Behind the leader come Karl Kesel and Porter Sheldon. 2 were born in 1970 or later. Porter Sheldon (1831) and David Farrance (1999) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
J. N. Loughborough
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1831
Porter Sheldon
Youngest
1999
David Farrance
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
What stands out about Victor’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Victor’s famous people were born
The 1830s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Victor
Three names lead: J. N. Loughborough (8 languages), Karl Kesel (7) and Porter Sheldon (6).
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Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Victor
5 more names, born between 1833 and 1999.
George A. Buchanan
1842–1864American Union Army soldier, recipient of the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Victor 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)
- J. N. Loughborough: M. W. Owens, Battle Creek, Michigan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Porter Sheldon: Mathew Brady. 1869., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Montgomery Skinner: Brooklyn Daily Eagle; uncredited photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Jones: MillerBeachSteve, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elbridge G. Lapham: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons