#14 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.
Born in Boscobel
Philip Bohlman has articles in 4 languages, Nathan Crook Twining in 3 and Otey Clark in 2.
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#2Nathan Crook Twining
1869–1924United States Navy Rear Admiral
When Boscobel’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 1.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Boscobel is known for
Share of Boscobel’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Boscobel
1 more, best known first.
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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.
Photo credits (3)
- Philip Bohlman: Duckduckquiche, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Crook Twining: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Hof: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
