#1Famous people · Strasburg
7 famous people were born in Strasburg from 1749 to 1987
Articles in 9 languages make the American historian Bernadotte Everly Schmitt the best known. 3 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents there are 9.7 on the list, well above the typical Virginia town’s 0.1. The list reaches back to Abraham Bowman, born in 1749, one of 2 born before independence.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Bernadotte Everly Schmitt
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1749
Abraham Bowman
Youngest
1987
David Ausberry
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Strasburg
Ranked by languages covered: Bernadotte Everly Schmitt with 9, then David Ausberry with 4 and Abbie Rowe with 3.
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#3Through the years
When Strasburg’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1880s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Strasburg is known for
The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Still to come: 4 more, from 1749 to 1970.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Strasburg 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)
- Bernadotte Everly Schmitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ausberry: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbie Rowe: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons