#1Famous people · Westville
Westville has one famous person on record
In 1860, the American college administrator Byron Cummings was born. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their story is told in 3 languages. Across the town line, Malone lists 7, Daniel H. Sumner first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Byron Cummings
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1860
Byron Cummings
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Westville
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westville 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 (4)
- Byron Cummings: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel H. Sumner: "The Daily Inter Ocean" (Chicago, IL)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Martin Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Stoughton: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons