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Famous people · Blandford
7 famous people were born in Blandford, more of them leaders than in most towns
Most widely known is Homer Boss, the American painter, with articles in 6 languages. The American politician George Ashmun ranks second, ahead of Samuel Knox. In the early republic, 6 were born, the most of any period. Over 78 years of births, the list goes from George Ashmun (1804) to Homer Boss (1882).
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Homer Boss
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1804
George Ashmun
Youngest
1882
Homer Boss
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Blandford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Blandford is known for
Blandford has 3.4× 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 Blandford’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1810s, at 3.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Blandford
Counted by languages, Homer Boss is ahead of George Ashmun and Samuel Knox: 6, 5 and 5.
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Everyone else born in Blandford
4 more, from 1813 to 1843.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Granville: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blandford 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 (9)
- George Ashmun: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Knox: A. J. D. Stewart., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reuben P. Boise: Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus P. Ranney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Taggart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Keep Boies: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac C. Bates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis B. Allyn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Easton Mills: unnone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons