#1Famous people · Colchester
Ministers and preachers stand out among the 19 famous people born in Colchester
Lyman Trumbull, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. Second and third on the list are Henry C. Deming and Samuel Augustus Bridges. 15 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Births span 1752 to 1923, from Thomson J. Skinner to Ed Birchall.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Lyman Trumbull
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1752
Thomson J. Skinner
Youngest
1923
Ed Birchall
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people
What stands out about Colchester’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Colchester is known for
Set against the usual town, ministers and preachers come out 12.5 times as common.
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 Colchester’s famous people were born
The 1810s saw the most births of any decade: 5.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Colchester
Three names lead: Lyman Trumbull (11 languages), Henry C. Deming (6) and Samuel Augustus Bridges (6).
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Everyone else born in Colchester
Of the other 16, 6 are leaders.
James Tift Champlin
1811–1882American educator (1811–1882); president of Colby College from 1857 to 1873
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colchester 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 (18)
- Lyman Trumbull: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry C. Deming: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Augustus Bridges: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomson J. Skinner: Arthur Latham Perry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Green: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Epaphroditus Champion: Anson Dickinson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Adams: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles F. Daniels: Joseph Hall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Sheffield Bartholomew: Harry W. (Harry Willard) French, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley: Augustus Washington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Beman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezra Hall Gillett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Tift Champlin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Trumbull: John Trumbull, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Bulkeley: Harris & Ewing - Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erin Brady: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel M. Hopkins: Lithograph from painting by John Trumbull, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons