#1Famous people · Winchester
Writers and artists stand out among the 18 famous people born in Winchester
Most widely known is Helen Thomas, the American author and journalist, with articles in 40 languages. Allen Tate and Matt Long follow. 5 of them were born since 1970. Over 167 years of births, the list goes from William Harrow (1822) to Preston Knowles (1989).
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Helen Thomas
in 40 Wikipedia languages
First
1822
William Harrow
Youngest
1989
Preston Knowles
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Winchester’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Winchester is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 2.2 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 Winchester
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
#1AT#2
Writing & Arts
Allen Tate
1899–1979American poet, essayist and social commentator
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Through the years
When Winchester’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsFilm, TV & StageMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Winchester
15 more, best known first.
Thomas Newton Allen
born 1839Kentucky Lawyer, Washington State Lawyer, Author
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winchester 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 (10)
- Helen Thomas: Eric Draper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Fryer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus C. Lisle: From 1895's "Memorial Addresses on the Life and Services of Marcus Claiborne Lisle, Late a Representative from Kentucky" published by US Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Bruton: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Harrow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yeremiah Bell: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank L. Winn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Newton Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theory Hazit: illyona1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons