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Famous people · Rupert
2 famous people call Rupert their birthplace
Sheldon Roberts, the American metallurgist, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. The other is Moses Sherman, the los Angeles land developer. Of the towns next door, Salem lists the most: 13, with Jane Gail first. From Moses Sherman to Sheldon Roberts, the births on the list run from 1853 to 1926.
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2
notable people
Best known
Sheldon Roberts
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1853
Moses Sherman
Youngest
1926
Sheldon Roberts
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rupert 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 (5)
- Moses Sherman: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Gail: Moving Picture Exhibitors' Association, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Nelson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Truman Howe Bartlett: Olin Levi Warner, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ormsby B. Thomas: “The U.S. House of Representatives - Portraits of Congressmen” (detail), Once a Week newspaper, 1891, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons