#1Famous people · Lancaster
6 famous people call Lancaster their birthplace
Best known of all is George Barnett, written about in 7 languages. George Barnett, born in 1859, is the earliest name and Phil Garthwaite, born in 1972, the latest. Half or more of the towns in Wisconsin have no one on record, but this one has 15.1 for every 10,000 residents. 3 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
George Barnett
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
George Barnett
Youngest
1972
Phil Garthwaite
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Lancaster
Counted by languages, George Barnett is ahead of William Simon U'Ren and Carson Abel Roberts: 7, 6 and 3.
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#2Politics & Law
William Simon U'Ren
1859–1949American lawyer and political activist
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#3Through the years
When Lancaster’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1850s come out on top, with 2 births.
Politics & LawMilitarySports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lancaster is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Lancaster
3 more names, born between 1879 and 1972.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lancaster 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 (6)
- George Barnett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Simon U'Ren: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carson Abel Roberts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Schreiner: United States Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Arthur: Jewish Daily Forward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Garthwaite: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons