#1Famous people · Vernon
From 1812 to 1972, Vernon was the birthplace of 6 famous people
The best known is the American writer Russell Trall, with articles in 9 languages. In the early republic, 3 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 2 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Connecticut, at 2.9. Russell Trall was born in 1812.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Russell Trall
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1812
Russell Trall
Youngest
1972
Jim Penders
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
What stands out about Vernon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Vernon’s famous people were born
The 1810s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Vernon
The three are covered in 9, 5 and 4 languages: Russell Trall, Eliza Talcott and Martin Kellogg.
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Known for
What Vernon is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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Everyone else born in Vernon
Another 3, the earliest born in 1919.
Jason L. McCoy
American trial lawyer, politician; mayor of the town of Vernon Connecticut
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vernon 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)
- Russell Trall: Charles W. Forward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Talcott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason L. McCoy: MayorMcCoy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana White: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Clark: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Hainsey: Benjamin Reed, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George N. Barnard: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons