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Famous people · Beallsville

4 famous people call Beallsville their birthplace

William Crittenden Mooney leads the list, covered in 7 languages. Second and third on the list are Merriman Colbert Harris and Leroy Welsh. From Leroy Welsh to William Crittenden Mooney, the births on the list run from 1844 to 1855. No town in Ohio lists more than Warren, with 54.

#1 best knownWilliam Crittenden MooneyPolitics & Law · 1855–1918
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4
notable people
Best known
William Crittenden Mooney
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1844
Leroy Welsh
Youngest
1855
William Crittenden Mooney
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Beallsville

First, William Crittenden Mooney (7 languages), then Merriman Colbert Harris (5) and Leroy Welsh (4).

William Crittenden Mooney#1
Politics & Law

William Crittenden Mooney

1855–1918

American politician, Ohio

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Merriman Colbert Harris#2
Faith

Merriman Colbert Harris

1846–1921

American Christian missionary to Japan

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
LW#3
Politics & Law

Leroy Welsh

1844–1879

American politician in Ohio

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Beallsville’s famous people were born

Most were born in the early republic (4); the busiest decade is the 1850s (2).

A new nationMills & railroads18501900William Crittenden Mooney
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

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What Beallsville is known for

Share of Beallsville’s famous people in each field.

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 Beallsville

1 more, best known first.

William A. Williams

William A. Williams

1854–1938

American Presbyterian clergyman and creationist writer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beallsville 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.

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