#1Famous people · Bridgewater
A single famous person was born in Bridgewater: Luman Hamlin Weller
The American politician Luman Hamlin Weller was born in 1833. Their birth falls in the early republic. 4 languages have an article about them. Of the towns next door, Newtown lists the most: 19, with Isaac Toucey first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Luman Hamlin Weller
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1833
Luman Hamlin Weller
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Bridgewater
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Of the towns nearby, Newtown lists the most people: 19.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bridgewater 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 (6)
- Luman Hamlin Weller: Robert Herd Fairbairn, author. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Toucey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Bentley: C.M. Stieglitz, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Stoiana: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Collins: Giacomelli-Venezia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Miller: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons