#1Science & Medicine
David Bancroft Johnson
1856–1928American academic administrator
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Famous people · La Grange
2 famous people call La Grange their birthplace
David Bancroft Johnson, the American academic administrator, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The other is Daniel D. Stevens, the united States Navy Medal of Honor recipient. Born in 1839, Daniel D. Stevens is the first name on record, and David Bancroft Johnson, born in 1856, the most recent. In all of Tennessee, the famous people on record come from 236 towns.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
David Bancroft Johnson
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1839
Daniel D. Stevens
Youngest
1856
David Bancroft Johnson
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in La Grange
#1#2Military
Daniel D. Stevens
1839–1916United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Grange 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)
- David Bancroft Johnson: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel D. Stevens: Naval History and Heritage Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons