NW#1
Politics & Law
Nathaniel West
1665–1723American politician (c. 1665 – 1723)
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3 famous people were born in West Point
An article in one language makes the American politician Nathaniel West the best known so far. Close behind are Thomas West and Thomas West. Nathaniel West (1665) and Thomas West (1670) mark the two ends of the list. The list comes to 8.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.1 in the typical town in Virginia.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Nathaniel West
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1665
Nathaniel West
Youngest
1670
Thomas West
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in West Point
Leaders take two of the three places.
TW#2
Military
Thomas West
1670–1710American 18th century planter, military officer and politician
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TW#3
Known for
What West Point is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Point 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.