#1Famous people · Hebron
Leaders stand out among the 16 famous people born in Hebron
The best known is the American politician William A. Palmer, with articles in 9 languages. Erastus Root and Samuel Morey follow. In the early republic, 8 were born, the most of any period. As early as 1744, Jacob Ford was born here, one of 7 born before independence.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
William A. Palmer
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1744
Jacob Ford
Youngest
1962
Tom Gardiner
Most common field
Politics & Law
13 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Hebron’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hebron is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 3.9 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 Hebron’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1770s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hebron
Counted by languages, William A. Palmer is ahead of Erastus Root and Samuel Morey: 9, 7 and 7.
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Everyone else born in Hebron
Another 13, 11 of them leaders.
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A chosen home
Also called Hebron home
One more notable person made the town home: Christopher Larkin.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Lebanon has the longest list next door: 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hebron 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)
- William A. Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erastus Root: Rembrandt Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Morey: 1909 illustration by A. C. Gow for the Granite State Magazine., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Samuel Peters: JohnSamuelPeters.jpg: Photograph by E. P. & Wm. Kellogg derivative work: – JBarta, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Gott: W. Woodford Clayton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel T. Jones: Baldwinsville (N.Y.) Gazette, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josephine Sophia White Griffing: sconosciuto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Henry Park: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Larkin: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Trumbull: John Trumbull, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman Trumbull: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Hainsey: Benjamin Reed, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Loomis: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton Badger: Nathaniel Jocelyn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons