#1Famous people · Shepherdstown
Of the 15 famous people born in Shepherdstown, an unusual share are soldiers and sailors
The best known is the governor of Ohio Robert Lucas, with articles in 12 languages. Jesse B. Thomas and Alexander Boteler follow. The largest group, 11, was born in the early republic. Born in 1776, Abraham Shepherd is the first name on record, and Jim Tennant, born in 1907, the most recent.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Robert Lucas
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1776
Abraham Shepherd
Youngest
1907
Jim Tennant
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
What stands out about Shepherdstown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Shepherdstown is known for
Shepherdstown has 7.5× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Shepherdstown’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1780s than in any other decade: 3.
Politics & LawMilitaryMusicSportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Shepherdstown
Ranked by languages covered: Robert Lucas with 12, then Jesse B. Thomas with 9 and Alexander Boteler with 6.
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Everyone else born in Shepherdstown
Here are 12 more, born from 1776 to 1907.
Henry Kyd Douglas
1838–1903Confederate staff officer during the American Civil War
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Violet Dandridge
1878–1956American scientific illustrator, naturalist, and suffragist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shepherdstown 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 (9)
- Robert Lucas: Published in above-mentioned work, which was by Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse B. Thomas: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Boteler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence A. Blanchfield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John James Abert: This file is lacking author information., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Carl Unseld: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Gray Lee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Kyd Douglas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Violet Dandridge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons