#1Politics & Law
James H. Higgins
1876–1927American governor of Rhode Island
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Famous people · Lincoln
7 famous people were born in Lincoln from 1869 to 1980
Articles in 8 languages make the American governor of Rhode island James H. Higgins the best known. Close behind are Clem Labine and Blake Filippi. 3 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. The list’s best known name, James H. Higgins, dates from 1876.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
James H. Higgins
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1869
C.A.P. Turner
Youngest
1980
Blake Filippi
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Lincoln
By how many languages cover them, James H. Higgins comes first (8), then Clem Labine (5) and Blake Filippi (4).
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#3Through the years
When Lincoln’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1870s, at 1.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lincoln is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Lincoln
The other 4 span the years 1869 to 1978.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Smithfield counts 15 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lincoln 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 (9)
- James H. Higgins: Creator:Milton Lockwood, 1861-1914, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clem Labine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Filippi: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felix A. Toupin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gina Raimondo: United States Department of Commerce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Condon: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel McKee: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernie DiGregorio: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Rawlings: Yaffa, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons