#1Science & Medicine
William Rainey Harper
1856–1906American academic administrator
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Famous people · New Concord
William Rainey Harper tops a list of 6 famous people born in New Concord
William Rainey Harper, the American academic administrator, is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. Second and third on the list are David W. Stewart and Theodore Lukens. Half or more of the towns in Ohio have no one on record, but this one has 22.6 for every 10,000 residents. Births span 1844 to 1911, from Robert B. Brown to Del Anderson.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
William Rainey Harper
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1844
Robert B. Brown
Youngest
1911
Del Anderson
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in New Concord
William Rainey Harper has articles in 12 languages, David W. Stewart in 10 and Theodore Lukens in 4.
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#3Politics & Law
Theodore Lukens
1848–1918American conservationist, Mayor of Pasadena, California, forester
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When New Concord’s famous people were born
The 1880s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawSportsScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What New Concord is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in New Concord
Another 3, 2 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called New Concord home
One more notable person made the town home: Annie Glenn.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Concord 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 (5)
- William Rainey Harper: Photographed by Gibson Art Galleries, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David W. Stewart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Lukens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert B. Brown: Published by Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Glenn: Jack de Nijs for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons