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George Watson Cole
1850–1939American librarian and bibliographer
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2 famous people call Warren their birthplace
Articles in 4 languages make the American librarian and bibliographer George Watson Cole the best known. The only other name is the American author and educator Julian Monson Sturtevant. Next door, Litchfield lists 32, led by Harriet Beecher Stowe. From Julian Monson Sturtevant to George Watson Cole, the births on the list run from 1805 to 1850.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
George Watson Cole
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1805
Julian Monson Sturtevant
Youngest
1850
George Watson Cole
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Warren
#1#2Writing & Arts
Julian Monson Sturtevant
1805–1886American author and educator
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Litchfield leads the towns around it, with 32 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Warren 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)
- George Watson Cole: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Monson Sturtevant: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Roth: Nancy Crampton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet Beecher Stowe: not specified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sedgwick: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orville H. Platt: George Prince, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth MacFarlane: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons