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William Thompson Walters
1820–1894American businessperson and art collector
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Famous people · Liverpool
3 famous people were born in Liverpool
The best known is the American businessperson and art collector William Thompson Walters, with articles in 5 languages. Lew Ritter is second and Harry Buck third. Over 64 years of births, the list goes from William Thompson Walters (1820) to Harry Buck (1884). The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
William Thompson Walters
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1820
William Thompson Walters
Youngest
1884
Harry Buck
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Liverpool
Athletes take two of the three places.
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What Liverpool is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Liverpool 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 (1)
- William Thompson Walters: Léon Bonnat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons