#1Science & Medicine
Henry Crew
1859–1953American physicist and astronomer
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Famous people · Richmond
3 famous people come from Richmond, Henry Crew the best known
Articles in 11 languages make the American physicist and astronomer Henry Crew the best known. The united States historian William Milligan Sloane ranks second, ahead of Silas Dustin. Henry Crew, born in 1859, is the youngest, and William Milligan Sloane, born in 1850, the first on record. No town in Ohio lists more than Warren, with 54.
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3
notable people
Best known
Henry Crew
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1850
William Milligan Sloane
Youngest
1859
Henry Crew
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Richmond
Languages with an article: 11 for Henry Crew, 7 for William Milligan Sloane, 3 for Silas Dustin.
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Writing & Arts
William Milligan Sloane
1850–1928United States historian
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richmond 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 (2)
- Henry Crew: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Silas Dustin: Alman and Co.., New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons