#1Famous people · Seville
Seville is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Caitlin Cary, the American musician, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Second place goes to the American control theorist Roger W. Brockett, third to John H. Hoover. Over the border in Guilford Township, one name is on record: Harriet Newell Noyes. The list runs from John H. Hoover, born in 1887, to Caitlin Cary, born in 1968.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Caitlin Cary
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1887
John H. Hoover
Youngest
1968
Caitlin Cary
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Seville
Ranked by languages covered: Caitlin Cary with 8, then Roger W. Brockett with 6 and John H. Hoover with 3.
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Science & Medicine
Roger W. Brockett
1938–2023American control theorist
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#3Known for
What Seville is known for
The field with the most names is Music: 1.
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The neighbour with a name on record is Guilford Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Seville 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)
- Caitlin Cary: Ron Baker from Austin, Texas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Hoover: This image is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet Newell Noyes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons