#1Famous people · Litchfield
Litchfield is the birthplace of 7 famous people
Articles in 7 languages make the American academic Samuel Wesley Stratton the best known. Belva Gaertner is second and Bruce Campbell Hopper third. The largest group, 4, was born in the age of mills and railroads. For every 10,000 residents the town has 10.2, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Samuel Wesley Stratton
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Samuel Wesley Stratton
Youngest
1960
David W. Dugan
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Litchfield
Ranked by languages covered: Samuel Wesley Stratton with 7, then Belva Gaertner with 6 and Bruce Campbell Hopper with 4.
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#3Through the years
When Litchfield’s famous people were born
The 1860s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineMusicSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Litchfield is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.1 times.
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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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Litchfield 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 (6)
- Samuel Wesley Stratton: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Belva Gaertner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Campbell Hopper: Air Service, United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Martin Pearson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie Mayo: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David W. Dugan: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons