#1Famous people · Plymouth
3 famous people call Plymouth their birthplace
Articles in 7 languages make the American politician Henry Dutton the best known. Judson Allen is second and Frederick A. Scott third. Next door, the list for Waterbury holds 59, Rosalind Russell first. The list comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Connecticut, at 2.9.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Henry Dutton
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1796
Henry Dutton
Youngest
1866
Frederick A. Scott
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Plymouth
First, Henry Dutton (7 languages), then Judson Allen (5) and Frederick A. Scott (1).
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#3Politics & Law
Frederick A. Scott
1866–1957American politician and attorney
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Of the towns nearby, Waterbury lists the most people: 59.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plymouth 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 (7)
- Henry Dutton: Cornish, Lamport & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick A. Scott: William Harrison Taylor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosalind Russell: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Bronson Alcott: Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Collis Potter Huntington: Stephen William Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grattan O'Connell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Knight: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons