#1Famous people · Charlestown
6 famous people from Charlestown, many of them leaders
Most widely known is Barclay Henley, the American politician, with articles in 7 languages. 4 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Hetty Athon Morrison (1837) and Charles F. Ogden (1873) mark the two ends of the list. Half or more of the towns in Indiana have no one on record, but this one has 7.2 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Barclay Henley
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1837
Hetty Athon Morrison
Youngest
1873
Charles F. Ogden
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Charlestown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Charlestown is known for
Charlestown has 4× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Charlestown’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1850s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Charlestown
The three best known are all leaders.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Mary Garrett Hay
1857–1928American suffragist and organizer
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Charlestown
A further 3 follow, born between 1837 and 1853.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Jeffersonville has the most people on record, 20 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Charlestown 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 (5)
- Barclay Henley: "San Francisco Chronicle" newspaper (San Francisco, CA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Garrett Hay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles F. Ogden: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hetty Athon Morrison: attributed to Richard Terrell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Dinsmore: The original uploader was Trashtalker at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons