#1Famous people · Whitesboro
Whitesboro’s famous people span 180 years: 6 births from 1798 to 1978
Robert Esche, the American ice hockey goaltender, is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. The next two names are John Frink and Sidney Breese. The list’s best known name, Robert Esche, dates from 1978. The largest group, 3, was born in the early republic.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Robert Esche
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1798
William A. Moseley
Youngest
1978
Robert Esche
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Whitesboro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Whitesboro’s famous people were born
The 1970s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Whitesboro
Robert Esche, John Frink and Sidney Breese are written about in 16, 10 and 10 languages.
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What Whitesboro is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.4 times.
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 Whitesboro
The other 3 span the years 1798 to 1907.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whitesboro 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)
- Robert Esche: Jshecket at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Breese: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Edward Pearce: Rosch, St. Louis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian E. Levi: Max Yavno, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons