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J. N. Loughborough
1832–1924American Seventh-day Adventist minister
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Famous people · Victor
8 famous people were born in Victor, most of them in the early republic
At the top of the list is the American Seventh-day Adventist minister J. N. Loughborough, covered in 8 languages. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970. David Farrance, born in 1999, is the youngest, and Porter Sheldon, born in 1831, the first on record. Only 255 of the 1,278 towns in New York with anyone on record list more.
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
Births peak in the 1830s, with 3 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Victor
J. N. Loughborough, Karl Kesel and Porter Sheldon are written about in 8, 7 and 6 languages.
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What Victor is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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Everyone else born in Victor
5 more, from 1833 to 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 (3)
- 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