#1Famous people · Georgetown
Leaders stand out among the 12 famous people born in Georgetown
Most widely known is Willard Saulsbury Jr., the American politician, with articles in 10 languages. Second place goes to the union Army general Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert, third to Charles C. Stockley. In the age of mills and railroads, 8 were born, the most of any period. Per head, the list is long: 15.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Delaware has 5.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Willard Saulsbury Jr.
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1800
Thomas Robinson
Youngest
1942
Costen Shockley
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people
Also called it home
11
notable residents
What stands out about Georgetown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Georgetown is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 3.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Georgetown
Ranked by languages covered: Willard Saulsbury Jr. with 10, then Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert with 6 and Charles C. Stockley with 6.
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Through the years
When Georgetown’s famous people were born
The 1900s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
Politics & LawSportsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Georgetown
Here are 9 more, born from 1800 to 1942.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Georgetown home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 11 in all, led by Matt Walsh.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Georgetown 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 (12)
- Willard Saulsbury Jr.: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb Rodney Layton III: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Costen Shockley: United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Walsh: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Tunnell: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Saulsbury Sr.: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Fawcett Polk: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb R. Layton: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Houston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert G. Houston: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Boyce: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons