#1Famous people · Springboro
4 famous people call Springboro their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American politician Stephen Bolles, covered in 7 languages. The next two names are Basil Wells and Charles Connick. From Walter Halben Butler in 1852 to Basil Wells in 1912, the births cover 60 years. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Stephen Bolles
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1852
Walter Halben Butler
Youngest
1912
Basil Wells
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Springboro
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Springboro’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1860s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
Politics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Springboro is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Springboro
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springboro 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)
- Stephen Bolles: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Halben Butler: "The Courier-Journal" (Louisville, KY)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons