#1Famous people · Beetown
4 famous people were born in Beetown
Articles in 7 languages make the American novelist Castello Newton Holford the best known. Pierce Cahill, the former member of the South Dakota senate, comes second, with Erskine Jay third. Born in 1845, Castello Newton Holford is the first name on record, and Verne Blackbourn, born in 1895, the most recent. 2 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Castello Newton Holford
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1845
Castello Newton Holford
Youngest
1895
Verne Blackbourn
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Beetown
Three names lead: Castello Newton Holford (7 languages), Pierce Cahill (2) and Erskine Jay (1).
#1PC#2
Politics & Law
Pierce Cahill
1869–1935Former member of the South Dakota Senate
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
EJ#3
Through the years
When Beetown’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1840s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Beetown is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Beetown
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Beetown.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beetown 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)
- Castello Newton Holford: J. W. ???? [last name illegible] 207 Main St NW Rochelle N.Y., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everis A. Hayes: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Sewell Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons