#1Famous people · Vermont
3 famous people come from Vermont, John Calhoun Phillips the best known
John Calhoun Phillips, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. Second place goes to the united States federal judge Frederick Olen Mercer, third to Luella Kirkbride Drumm. From John Calhoun Phillips in 1870 to Frederick Olen Mercer in 1901, the births cover 31 years. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John Calhoun Phillips
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
John Calhoun Phillips
Youngest
1901
Frederick Olen Mercer
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Vermont
Languages with an article: 12 for John Calhoun Phillips, 2 for Frederick Olen Mercer, 1 for Luella Kirkbride Drumm.
#1FM#2
Politics & Law
Frederick Olen Mercer
1901–1966United States federal judge
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
LD#3
Politics & Law
Luella Kirkbride Drumm
1872–1962American politician and civic leader
1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vermont 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 (1)
- John Calhoun Phillips: Arizona Republican State Committee, author. Published in the "Ariziona Republic" newspaper., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons