#1Famous people · Lafayette Township
One famous person was born in Lafayette Township
Russell Alexander Alger, the union Army general, was born in 1836. That places their birth in the early republic. Articles about them exist in 17 languages. Of the towns next door, Medina lists the most: 20, with Ryan Dunn first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Russell Alexander Alger
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1836
Russell Alexander Alger
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Lafayette Township
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lafayette Township 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 (3)
- Russell Alexander Alger: Russell_Alexander_Alger2.jpg: Original uploader was Bkonrad at en.wikipedia derivative work: Mike Hayes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Dunn: Thomas Love from Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl S. Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons