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Famous people · Boscobel

4 famous people were born in Boscobel

Articles in 4 languages make the American academic Philip Bohlman the best known. The next two names are Nathan Crook Twining and Otey Clark. Nathan Crook Twining (1869) and Philip Bohlman (1952) mark the two ends of the list. 2 of them are soldiers and sailors, more than in any other field.

#1 best knownPhilip BohlmanScience & Medicine · born 1952
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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Philip Bohlman
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1869
Nathan Crook Twining
Youngest
1952
Philip Bohlman
Most common field
Military
2 people
The best known

Born in Boscobel

Philip Bohlman has articles in 4 languages, Nathan Crook Twining in 3 and Otey Clark in 2.

Philip Bohlman#1
Science & Medicine

Philip Bohlman

born 1952

American academic

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Nathan Crook Twining#2
Military

Nathan Crook Twining

1869–1924

United States Navy Rear Admiral

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
OC#3
Sports

Otey Clark

1915–2010

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Boscobel’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 1.

Mills & railroadsThe American century185019001950Samuel HofPhilip Bohlman
MilitaryScience & MedicineSports

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Share of Boscobel’s famous people in each field.

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Everyone

Everyone else born in Boscobel

1 more, best known first.

Samuel Hof

Samuel Hof

1870–1937

United States Army major general

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Boscobel 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.

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