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Famous people · Westfield
From 1832 to 1960, Westfield was the birthplace of 9 famous people
Most widely known is John Wrench, the American mathematician, with articles in 8 languages. The next two names are Alexander Wilson and Marion Dickerman. John Wrench, the best known, was born in 1911. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,269 towns in New York with famous people list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
John Wrench
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1832
Alexander Wilson
Youngest
1960
Robert Weathers
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in Westfield
Languages with an article: 8 for John Wrench, 3 for Alexander Wilson, 3 for Marion Dickerman.
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#3Through the years
When Westfield’s famous people were born
The 1890s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Science & MedicinePolitics & LawSportsNotableWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Westfield is known for
The largest field is Science & Medicine, with 2 people.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Westfield
Another 6, the earliest born in 1841.
George E. Matthews
1855–1911President of the J. N. Matthews Co., publisher of the Buffalo Courier-Express
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westfield 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)
- Marion Dickerman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Matthews: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Powers: Public domain, c. 1909, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles G. Groat: USGS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Haight: Beyer, W. F. and O. F. Keydel. “Deeds of Valor from Records in the Archives of the United States Government: How American Heroes Won the Medal of Honor”, Vol. I: “Three Deeds of Valor”, p. 28. Detroit, Michigan: The Perrien-Keydel Company, 1907. URL…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons