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Famous people · Wyoming
3 famous people were born in Wyoming
Millar Burrows, the biblical scholar, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The next two names are John Weld Peck and Livingston Waddell Houston. Across the town line, Cincinnati lists 31, Steven Spielberg first. Births span 1874 to 1899, from John Weld Peck to Millar Burrows.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Millar Burrows
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1874
John Weld Peck
Youngest
1899
Millar Burrows
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in Wyoming
Two of the three are scientists and doctors.
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Science & Medicine
Livingston Waddell Houston
1891–1977American academic administrator
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Nearby, Cincinnati has the most on record, with 31.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wyoming 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)
- John Weld Peck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Spielberg: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons