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Chauncey Goodrich
1759–1815American lawyer and politician from Connecticut
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Famous people · Durham
9 famous people from Durham, many of them leaders
Chauncey Goodrich is the best known, with articles in 9 languages. The next two names are Moses Austin and Dwight Baldwin. More than half were born before independence, 5 in all. As early as 1756, Daniel Lyman was born here, one of 5 born before independence.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Chauncey Goodrich
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1756
Daniel Lyman
Youngest
1832
Frederick E. Camp
Most common field
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4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Durham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Durham’s famous people were born
The 1760s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
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What Durham is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Durham
Languages with an article: 9 for Chauncey Goodrich, 7 for Moses Austin, 4 for Dwight Baldwin.
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Dwight Baldwin
1798–1886American Christian missionary on Maui during the Kingdom of Hawaii
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Everyone else born in Durham
Another 6, the earliest born in 1756.
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Also called Durham home
One more notable person made the town home: James C. Scott.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Middletown counts 47 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Durham 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 (14)
- Chauncey Goodrich: Scan by NYPL, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses Austin: Not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Baldwin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizur Goodrich: Emily Goodrich Smith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David N. Camp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Wadsworth: Henry Greenleaf Pearson, author. Charles Scribner's Sons (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Scott: SOAS University of London, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hasbrouck Van Vleck: JH_van_Vleck_and_HBG_Casimir,_1974.jpg: Unknown derivative work: Materialscientist, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Dutton: photographer unknown -- property of US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abraham Baldwin: Charles Frederick Naegele (American, 1857 - 1944), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Anderson: Franz Richter (User:FRZ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Johnson Field: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Camille Kostek: Thijs Stoop, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Kelley: Orth, Samuel Peter (1910). A History of Cleveland, Ohio. Volume I. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., p. 690 overleaf, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons