#1Famous people · Potosi
Potosi is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Articles in 5 languages make the American politician William Josiah MacDonald the best known. Close behind are Alexander Mackenzie and Frank Joseph Bell. The list runs from Alexander Mackenzie, born in 1844, to Frank Joseph Bell, born in 1880. 2 of them are soldiers and sailors, more than in any other field.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
William Josiah MacDonald
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1844
Alexander Mackenzie
Youngest
1880
Frank Joseph Bell
Most common field
Military
2 people
The best known
Born in Potosi
Counted by languages, William Josiah MacDonald is ahead of Alexander Mackenzie and Frank Joseph Bell: 5, 4 and 4.
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#2Science & Medicine
Alexander Mackenzie
1844–1921American Chief of Engineers
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Through the years
When Potosi’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1870s, with 1 people born in that decade.
MilitaryPolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Potosi is known for
Military leads the fields, with 2 people.
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 Potosi
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Waterloo’s, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Potosi 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)
- William Josiah MacDonald: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Mackenzie: Clinedinst, Washington, D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everis A. Hayes: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons