#1Writing & Arts
Amos Bronson Alcott
1799–1888American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer
37 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Wolcott
6 famous people were born in Wolcott from 1785 to 1985
Amos Bronson Alcott leads the list, covered in 37 languages. Close behind are Anthony Fantano and William Alcott. In the early republic, 4 were born, the most of any period. The list’s best known name, Amos Bronson Alcott, dates from 1799.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Amos Bronson Alcott
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1785
Seth Thomas
Youngest
1985
Anthony Fantano
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
What stands out about Wolcott’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wolcott’s famous people were born
The 1790s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Writing & ArtsScience & MedicineBusinessPolitics & LawMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Wolcott
First, Amos Bronson Alcott (37 languages), then Anthony Fantano (17) and William Alcott (11).
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#2Writing & Arts
Anthony Fantano
born 1985American music critic and YouTuber
17 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Science & Medicine
William Alcott
1798–1859American physician and author
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Wolcott is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wolcott 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 (9)
- Amos Bronson Alcott: Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Fantano: FrankJavCee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Alcott: John Chester Buttre, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Wolcott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosalind Russell: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Robinson: Conder, C. R. (Claude Reignier), 1848-1910, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Van Der Beek: gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Dutton: Cornish, Lamport & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons