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Famous people · Burlington
3 famous people call Burlington their birthplace
Articles in 3 languages make the medal of Honor recipient Elijah W. Bacon the best known. The next two names are Leonidas Lent Hamline and William J. Phelps. Bristol’s list, next door, has 42 names, Gary Burghoff first among them. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 3.1, close to the 2.9 of the typical Connecticut town.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Elijah W. Bacon
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1797
Leonidas Lent Hamline
Youngest
1836
Elijah W. Bacon
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Burlington
The three are covered in 3, 2 and 1 languages: Elijah W. Bacon, Leonidas Lent Hamline and William J. Phelps.
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What Burlington is known for
Soldiers and sailors are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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The most names next door are in Bristol: 42.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burlington 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 (7)
- Leonidas Lent Hamline: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William J. Phelps: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathleen Rubins: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Hoffman: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Alsop: White House Photographic Office (WHPO) - Thomas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Stephen Baldwin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Collis Potter Huntington: Stephen William Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons