Why is Paul Revere the only "famous" person for the midnight ride?

by MillieBays

He rode along with two other people, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott, yet they seem lost to history, most people are only familiar with Paul Revere. Why?

rhinobird

Because his name is easy to rhyme. Everyone remembers Paul Revere because of the poem "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere".