#1Business
Erasmus D. Keyes
1810–1895Businessman, banker, and military general
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Famous people · Brimfield
Most of the 8 famous people born in Brimfield came into the world in the early republic
With articles in 9 languages, Erasmus D. Keyes is the most widely known. Per head, the list is long: 21.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Massachusetts has 4.5. The oldest name on the list belongs to Samuel Hitchcock, born in 1755, the newest to Fitz Henry Warren, born in 1816. 3 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Erasmus D. Keyes
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1755
Samuel Hitchcock
Youngest
1816
Fitz Henry Warren
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Brimfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Brimfield’s famous people were born
The 1810s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
Politics & LawBusinessScience & MedicineMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Brimfield
Two of the three are leaders.
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What Brimfield is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.8 times as common.
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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Everyone else born in Brimfield
5 more, from 1755 to 1816.
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Of the towns around it, Palmer Town has the most on record: 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brimfield 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 (12)
- Erasmus D. Keyes: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erastus Fairbanks: The Syracuse Journal Company, Publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Fisk Janes: Marty Boller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thaddeus Fairbanks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Hitchcock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fitz Henry Warren: Published in above-mentioned work, which was by Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. B. Belknap: Mitzi.humphrey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Stahelski: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Crozat Converse: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert G. Riddle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Henry Chapman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fordis C. Parker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons