#1Famous people · Culpeper
22 famous people from Culpeper, many of them soldiers and sailors
Ambrose Powell Hill, the confederate Army general, is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. Second and third on the list are Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur and Keith Jennings. 10 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents there are 10.6 on the list, well above the typical Virginia town’s 0.1.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
Ambrose Powell Hill
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1745
Edward Stevens
Youngest
2003
Maliq Brown
Most common field
Politics & Law
10 people
What stands out about Culpeper’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Culpeper is known for
Soldiers and sailors stand out most, at 8.9 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Culpeper’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1770s than in any other decade: 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Culpeper
Ranked by languages covered: Ambrose Powell Hill with 27, then Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur with 23 and Keith Jennings with 11.
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#2Politics & Law
Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur
1837–1880Wife of U.S. president Chester A. Arthur
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KJ#3
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Everyone else born in Culpeper
Another 19, 9 of them leaders.
William Morgan
1774–1826MilitaryWikipedia ↗
William Thomas Amiger
1870–1929American college president, minister, educator (c. 1870–1929)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Culpeper 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 (13)
- Ambrose Powell Hill: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eppa Rixey: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Barbour Jr.: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Morgan: A. Cooley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cary Travers Grayson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D. French Slaughter, Jr.: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Stevens: Benson John Lossing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James F. Strother: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Presley Marion Rixey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Thomas Amiger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Thorpe Elliston: Washington Bogart Cooper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Franklin Beckham: Jennings Cropper Wise, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons