#1Politics & Law
Woodrow Wilson
1856–192428th President of the United States
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Famous people · Staunton
Of the 39 famous people born in Staunton, an unusual share are leaders
Woodrow Wilson leads the list, covered in 190 languages. Second and third on the list are Francis Collins and William Haines. In the early republic, 14 were born, the most of any period. From William Christian to Larry Sheets, the births on the list run from 1743 to 1959.
Born here
39
notable people
Best known
Woodrow Wilson
in 190 Wikipedia languages
First
1743
William Christian
Youngest
1959
Larry Sheets
Most common field
Politics & Law
22 people
What stands out about Staunton’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Staunton
Performers take two of the three places.
#1
#2Film, TV & Stage
Francis Collins
born 1950American geneticist and director of the National Institutes of Health
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#3Film, TV & Stage
William Haines
1900–1973American actor, interior designer
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Known for
What Staunton is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.7 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 Staunton’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1820s, at 5.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Staunton
36 more names, born between 1743 and 1959.
Hugh Ike Shott
1866–1953Newspaper editor, radio and TV broadcaster, politician
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Samuel Augustus Merritt
1827–1910American politician in California, Utah and Idaho
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John Dunlap Stevenson
1821–1897American lawyer, Missouri politician and army officer
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Tams Bixby
1875–1922NotableWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Staunton 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 (22)
- Woodrow Wilson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Collins: Cmichel67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Haines: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph W. Fifer: John Moses, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John D. Imboden: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Diana Adams: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Ike Shott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Colhoun: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William M. Bass: TKincade, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Lindsay Opie: Photographic department of Johns Hopkins University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wilson: State Historical Society of Missouri., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Augustus Merritt: part of Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Yost: C.M. Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Brown Baldwin: Anderson Studio, Richmond, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Sheets: Wallstreethotrod at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sadie L. Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry May: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Dunlap Stevenson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall Coleman: Foster Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons