#1Famous people · Bowling Green
Reuben Chapman tops a list of 3 famous people born in Bowling Green
Reuben Chapman, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. Close behind are Thomas P. Westendorf and R. N. Watts. The oldest name on the list belongs to Reuben Chapman, born in 1799, the newest to R. N. Watts, born in 1873. In Virginia, 274 towns have someone on the list.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Reuben Chapman
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1799
Reuben Chapman
Youngest
1873
R. N. Watts
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Bowling Green
Three names lead: Reuben Chapman (13 languages), Thomas P. Westendorf (3) and R. N. Watts (1).
#1#2Music
Thomas P. Westendorf
1848–1923American songwriter, composer, and educator
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Sports
R. N. Watts
1873–1945American football and baseball coach, college athletics administrator
1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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1 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bowling Green 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 (3)
- Reuben Chapman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas P. Westendorf: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- R. N. Watts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons