#1Famous people · Whitestown
Of the 6 famous people born in Whitestown, an unusual share are leaders
Hugh White, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second place goes to the American politician John Parsons Cook, third to William W. Bowers. Most were born in the early republic: 6 of them. The list comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in New York, at 3.9.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Hugh White
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1790
Canvass White
Youngest
1834
William W. Bowers
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Whitestown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Whitestown is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 4 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Whitestown’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1790s come out on top, with 3 births.
Politics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Whitestown
By how many languages cover them, Hugh White comes first (5), then John Parsons Cook (5) and William W. Bowers (5).
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Everyone else born in Whitestown
The rest number 3, with 2 leaders among them.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Rome has the longest list next door: 27.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whitestown 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 (10)
- Hugh White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Parsons Cook: Scott County Historic Preservation Society (Bettendorf, Iowa)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Bowers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canvass White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander L. Collins: Parker McCobb Reed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Riley: Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Bonamassa: Florian Stangl from Bayern, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel P. Langford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian E. Levi: Max Yavno, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas D. Edwards: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons