LH#1
Science & Medicine
Leslie Holdridge
1907–1999American botanist and climatologist
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Famous people · Ledyard
Ledyard’s famous people span 238 years: 7 births from 1729 to 1967
Most widely known is Leslie Holdridge, the American botanist and climatologist, with articles in 8 languages. Second and third on the list are William Larrabee and Samuel Seabury. More than half were born in the early republic, 4 in all. The list’s best known name, Leslie Holdridge, dates from 1907.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Leslie Holdridge
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1729
Samuel Seabury
Youngest
1967
Doc Hammer
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Ledyard’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Ledyard’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1840s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineFaithBusinessWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ledyard
Leslie Holdridge leads with articles in 8 languages, ahead of William Larrabee (8) and Samuel Seabury (6).
#2Politics & Law
William Larrabee
1832–1912American politician and teacher
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Faith
Samuel Seabury
1729–17962nd Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church; 1st Bishop of Connecticut & of Rhode Island
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Ledyard is known for
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A further 4 follow, born between 1822 and 1967.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ledyard 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 (11)
- William Larrabee: The Iowa Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Seabury: Ralph Earl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Ayer: Book Author: Samuel Atkins Eliot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Matilda Larrabee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ida Whipple Benham: A Women of the Century, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre J. Thuot: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Haven Morgan: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Howard Doane: Wmpearl, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Miller Beard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Pendleton: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons