#1Politics & Law
Joseph Smith III
1832–1914Eldest surviving son of Joseph Smith Jr and Prophet-President in Community of Christ
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Famous people · Kirtland
Most of the 9 famous people born in Kirtland came into the world in the early republic
Best known of all is Joseph Smith III, written about in 12 languages. Half or more of the towns in Ohio have no one on record, but this one has 13 for every 10,000 residents. The oldest name on the list belongs to Elizabeth Watson Russell Lord, born in 1819, the newest to Eric Kettani, born in 1987. Leaders make up the largest group, 3 of them.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Joseph Smith III
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1819
Elizabeth Watson Russell Lord
Youngest
1987
Eric Kettani
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Kirtland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Kirtland’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1830s come out on top, with 7 births.
Politics & LawBusinessNotableFaithSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Kirtland
The three are covered in 12, 3 and 3 languages: Joseph Smith III, Elizabeth Watson Russell Lord and John Smith.
#1
#2Business
Elizabeth Watson Russell Lord
1819–1908American educator and philanthropist
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#3Faith
John Smith
1832–1911Fifth Presiding Patriarch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Known for
What Kirtland is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.6 times as common.
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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Still to come: 6 more, from 1831 to 1987.
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Of the towns nearby, Willoughby lists the most people: 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kirtland 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)
- Joseph Smith III: The original uploader was John Hamer at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Watson Russell Lord: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Smith: Charles Roscoe Savage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Angell Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvey H. Cluff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Murdock Smith: artist unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mosiah Hancock: history, photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Conway: Alex Erde, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Wellman: Bain Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Harrold: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons