#1Famous people · Wilton
From 1856 to 1985, Wilton was the birthplace of 5 famous people
Eddy Chandler, the actor, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Close behind are Charles H. Gabriel and Bobby Kaufmann. The list’s best known name, Eddy Chandler, dates from 1894. Per head, the list is long: 17.1 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Iowa has 11.1.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Eddy Chandler
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1856
Charles H. Gabriel
Youngest
1985
Bobby Kaufmann
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Wilton
Eddy Chandler has articles in 9 languages, Charles H. Gabriel in 8 and Bobby Kaufmann in 3.
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#2Music
Charles H. Gabriel
1856–1932American composer of religious music
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Through the years
When Wilton’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1850s than in any other decade: 2.
Film, TV & StageMusicPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wilton is known for
Share of Wilton’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Wilton
A further 2 follow, born between 1857 and 1870.
William Shannahan
1870–1937Catholic priest of the Diocese of Davenport who was the third president of St. Ambrose University.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilton 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 (3)
- Eddy Chandler: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Gabriel: J.H. (Jacob Henry) Hall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Ryerson Butin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons