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Famous people · Walworth
Walworth is the birthplace of 3 famous people
The best known is the American astronomer Edith Kellman, with articles in 9 languages. The American politician Carlos D. Shelden ranks second, ahead of Scott Rauland. Born in 1840, Carlos D. Shelden is the first name on record, and Edith Kellman, born in 1911, the most recent. Delavan, which borders it, has 9 on its list, the best known Ned Hollister.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Edith Kellman
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
Carlos D. Shelden
Youngest
1911
Edith Kellman
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Walworth
The three are covered in 9, 4 and 1 languages: Edith Kellman, Carlos D. Shelden and Scott Rauland.
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Around it, Delavan has the most people on record, 9 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Walworth 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 (4)
- Carlos D. Shelden: Evening News Association (Detroit, MI), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Rauland: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Frederick: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace Ingalls: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons