George Washington has extra streets named after him in America than another particular person in historical past. There are 1,399 streets named for the Founding Father in the US, together with George Washington Memorial Parkway in Washington DC and a variety of Washington Streets within the state of Washington.
On the different finish of the dimensions Babe Ruth has solely 3 U.S. streets named in his honor. There are 11 different individuals with solely 3 streets bearing their names in the entire of the U.S., together with the French writer Albert Camus, the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and the French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
I found all this on Mihai Olteanu’s fascinating Well-known individuals on avenue names worldwide. Mihai queried Open Road Map knowledge to find all of the roads on this planet which are named for individuals. He then set about calculating the variety of streets that are named for every of those people throughout the entire world.
Saint Joseph has streets named after him in 31 completely different nations. Which makes the ‘not-father’ of Jesus the one that has streets named after him in probably the most variety of completely different nations. The following most globally acknowledged particular person is Saint George, with streets in 30 completely different nations. Surprisingly Jesus’ mom Mary solely has streets named after her in 25 completely different nations.
‘Well-known individuals on avenue names worldwide’ doesn’t embrace any maps itself, however it’s totally constructed on map knowledge and it’s an incredible useful resource for anybody who needs to construct a worldwide eponym map. Utilizing Mihai’s outcomes you may discover particular person nations around the globe to study which people are most commemorated in avenue names or you may discover the ‘worldwide’ record of all of the individuals commemorated not less than as soon as – sorted by the variety of completely different nations they seem in.
If you’re within the names of streets and who they’re named for then you must discover a few of the different maps listed beneath the toponym label on Maps Mania.
