#1Politics & Law
William Dennison Stephens
1859–1944American politician
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Famous people · Eaton
10 famous people were born in Eaton
From 1817 to 1979. The best known: William Dennison Stephens, Deem Bristow and A. M. Miller.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
William Dennison Stephens
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1817
William Heath Byford
Youngest
1979
Tommy Jones
Most common field
Science & Medicine
4 people
What stands out about Eaton’s famous people
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What Eaton is known for
Eaton has 5× the usual share of scientists and doctors.
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The best known
Born in Eaton
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#3Science & Medicine
A. M. Miller
1861–1929American scientist and football coach
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Through the years
When Eaton’s famous people were born
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born. Most were born in mills & railroads (5).
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Harold Bunger
1896–1941American chemist, professor, and director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute
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Eliza Beulah Blackford
1847–1935American artist, botanical and scientific illustrator, botanical collector and mycologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eaton, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- William Dennison Stephens: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. M. Miller: State University of Kentucky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Alfred Webb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Heath Byford: Editor Howard Atwood Kelly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons