MS#1
Writing & Arts
Mary A. Swift
1812–1875American teacher and textbook writer
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Famous people · Winchester
From 1777 to 1926, Winchester was the birthplace of 3 famous people
Articles in 6 languages make the American teacher and textbook writer Mary A. Swift the best known. Behind the leader come Phineas Miner and James J. Casey. The list comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Connecticut, at 2.9. Next door, the list for Torrington holds 32, John Brown first.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Mary A. Swift
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1777
Phineas Miner
Youngest
1926
James J. Casey
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Winchester
Leaders take two of the three places.
PM#2
#3Politics & Law
James J. Casey
1926–1989American politician and civil servant
1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Winchester is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Torrington leads the towns around it, with 32 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winchester 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 (4)
- James J. Casey: Photographer not indicated in source, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Brown: Augustus Washington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Nader: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wickenden/ Don LaVange, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius Rockwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons