#1Famous people · Montville
7 famous people come from Montville, George Miller Beard the best known
George Miller Beard, the American neurologist, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. The next two names are James Hillhouse and Oliver H. Prince. 5 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Births span 1754 to 1919, from James Hillhouse to Sidney Frank.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
George Miller Beard
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1754
James Hillhouse
Youngest
1919
Sidney Frank
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Montville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Montville’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1850s than in any other decade: 2.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Montville
Two of the three are leaders.
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#2Politics & Law
James Hillhouse
1754–1832American lawyer, real estate developer and politician
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What Montville is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2 times.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Montville 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 (12)
- George Miller Beard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hillhouse: Alexander Hay Ritchie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver H. Prince: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned Hanlon: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Frank: BirdOPrey5, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fidelia Fielding: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Comstock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Proulx: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Haven Morgan: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Howard Doane: Wmpearl, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reuben H. Walworth: most probably Mathew Brady, but the name is not given in the source, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel M. Hopkins: Lithograph from painting by John Trumbull, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons