#1Famous people · Bolton
7 famous people were born in Bolton, more of them leaders than in most towns
The best known is the American ice hockey player Ron Hainsey, with articles in 11 languages. Simeon Olcott, the American politician, comes second, with Daniel Russell Brown third. 2 of them were born before independence, the first Peter Olcott in 1733. The largest group, 3, was born in the early republic.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Ron Hainsey
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1733
Peter Olcott
Youngest
1981
Ron Hainsey
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Bolton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bolton is known for
Bolton has 3.4× the usual share of leaders.
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 Bolton’s famous people were born
The 1730s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bolton
Counted by languages, Ron Hainsey is ahead of Simeon Olcott and Daniel Russell Brown: 11, 8 and 7.
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#3Politics & Law
Daniel Russell Brown
1848–191943rd Governor of Rhode Island
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Of the towns nearby, Manchester lists the most people: 52.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bolton 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)
- Ron Hainsey: Benjamin Reed, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simeon Olcott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Russell Brown: Jared Bradley Flagg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Olcott: The Green Bag: A Useless but Entertaining Magazine for Lawyers, Volume 6. This appears to be from a portrait by Joseph Steward (1753-1822), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Colfax Tullar: J.H. (Jacob Henry) Hall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana White: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Trall: Charles W. Forward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton Badger: Nathaniel Jocelyn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons