#1Politics & Law
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
1872–1961First Lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921
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Famous people · Wytheville
Leaders stand out among the 15 famous people born in Wytheville
Best known of all is Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, written about in 46 languages. Elbert Lee Trinkle is second and Henry Carter Stuart third. In the age of mills and railroads, 6 were born, the most of any period. Born in 1827, Roderick R. Butler is the first name on record, and Amy Wright, born in 1975, the most recent.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
in 46 Wikipedia languages
First
1827
Roderick R. Butler
Youngest
1975
Amy Wright
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
What stands out about Wytheville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Wytheville is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.2 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Wytheville
All three are leaders.
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When Wytheville’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wytheville 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 (8)
- Edith Bolling Galt Wilson: Genthe, Arnold, 1869-1942, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elbert Lee Trinkle: Bain News Service (publisher), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Carter Stuart: photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roderick R. Butler: Unsigned engraving, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David French Boyd: Photographer: Washburn 697 Canal St. New Orleans, LA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne B. Crockett-Stark: Virginia State Parks staff, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Wright: Whoisjohngalt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Jordan-Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons