#1Famous people · Sandgate
2 famous people were born in Sandgate
Articles in 5 languages make the American politician Ormsby B. Thomas the best known. The other is Silas Sanderson, the American politician. Arlington’s list, next door, has 7 names, Augustus Young first among them. From Silas Sanderson in 1823 to Ormsby B. Thomas in 1832, the births cover 9 years.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Ormsby B. Thomas
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1823
Silas Sanderson
Youngest
1832
Ormsby B. Thomas
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Sandgate
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sandgate 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 (2)
- 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
- Silas Sanderson: Thomas Hill, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons