#1Military
George W. Hulick
1833–1907Union Army officer, lawyer, politician
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Famous people · Batavia
Batavia’s famous people span 156 years: 7 births from 1833 to 1989
George W. Hulick leads the list, covered in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Gene Schott and P. M. Ashburn. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 4 of them. Half or more of the towns in Ohio have no one on record, but this one has 25.1 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
George W. Hulick
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1833
George W. Hulick
Youngest
1989
Audrey Bolte
Most common field
Military
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Batavia
First, George W. Hulick (4 languages), then Gene Schott (3) and P. M. Ashburn (3).
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#3Through the years
When Batavia’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1870s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Batavia is known for
The field with the most names is Military: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Batavia
The other 4 span the years 1874 to 1989.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Batavia home
One more notable person made the town home: Adam Mardel.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Batavia 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)
- George W. Hulick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- P. M. Ashburn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Q. Ashburn: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Mardel: E2A Music Group, LLC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons