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Famous people · Asylum Township

2 famous people call Asylum Township their birthplace

Ada Bittenbender is the best known, with articles in 8 languages. The only other name is the American politician John Laporte. Next door, Standing Stone Township lists 2, led by Marian W. Clarke. The first birth on record is John Laporte’s, in 1798, and the last Ada Bittenbender’s, in 1848.

#1 best knownAda BittenbenderPolitics & Law · 1848–1925
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Ada Bittenbender
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1798
John Laporte
Youngest
1848
Ada Bittenbender
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Asylum Township

Ada Bittenbender#1
Politics & Law

Ada Bittenbender

1848–1925

American lawyer, feminist activist

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JL#2
Politics & Law

John Laporte

1798–1862

American politician

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Asylum Township 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.

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