#1Famous people · Lafayette
3 famous people were born in Lafayette
Most widely known is George W. McBride, the American politician, with articles in 7 languages. Second place goes to the American musicologist and composer Pauline Alderman, third to Bert E. Haney. The first birth on record is George W. McBride’s, in 1854, and the last Pauline Alderman’s, in 1893. Half or more of the towns in Oregon have no one on record, but this one has 6.7 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
George W. McBride
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1854
George W. McBride
Youngest
1893
Pauline Alderman
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Lafayette
George W. McBride has articles in 7 languages, Pauline Alderman in 7 and Bert E. Haney in 5.
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What Lafayette is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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A chosen home
Also called Lafayette home
Born elsewhere, Abigail Scott Duniway lived here.
Abigail Scott Duniway
1834–1915American suffragist, writer, journalist, pioneer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lafayette 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 (4)
- George W. McBride: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Alderman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert E. Haney: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abigail Scott Duniway: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons