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Famous people · Cheshire
3 famous people call Cheshire their birthplace
Articles in 6 languages make the American actor Wendell Holmes the best known. Close behind are Frank Cremeans and Harvey Vanzandt Higley. Harvey Vanzandt Higley (1892) and Frank Cremeans (1943) mark the two ends of the list. The Ohio lists hold names for 736 towns.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Wendell Holmes
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Harvey Vanzandt Higley
Youngest
1943
Frank Cremeans
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Cheshire
By how many languages cover them, Wendell Holmes comes first (6), then Frank Cremeans (5) and Harvey Vanzandt Higley (1).
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What Cheshire is known for
The largest field is Film, TV & Stage, with 1 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cheshire 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 (1)
- Frank Cremeans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons