#1Politics & Law
Landon Carter Haynes
1816–1875American politician and newspaper editor
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Famous people · Elizabethton
12 famous people were born in Elizabethton, more of them leaders than in most towns
Most widely known is Landon Carter Haynes, the American politician and newspaper editor, with articles in 6 languages. The union Army general Samuel P. Carter ranks second, ahead of William Blount Carter. The list runs from Sarah Buchanan, born in 1773, to Evan Carter, born in 2002. For every 10,000 residents there are 8.3 on the list, well above the typical Tennessee town’s 2.9.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Landon Carter Haynes
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1773
Sarah Buchanan
Youngest
2002
Evan Carter
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Elizabethton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Elizabethton’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1810s, at 2.
Politics & LawSportsNotableMilitaryFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Elizabethton is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Elizabethton
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1
#2WC#3
Politics & Law
William Blount Carter
1792–1848American politician, Tennessee
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elizabethton 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 (7)
- Landon Carter Haynes: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel P. Carter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Davis: Fox Sports, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Heatherly: Thetaylorboyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Odom: Sean Braisted, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince Redd: JJ Hall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Morrell: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons