#1Famous people · Brookfield
Of the 16 famous people born in Brookfield, an unusual share are leaders
Most widely known is John A. Durkin, the American politician, with articles in 12 languages. Behind the leader come Arthur Louis Day and Theodore Foster. In the early republic, 9 were born, the most of any period. As early as 1752, Theodore Foster was born here, one of 4 born before independence.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
John A. Durkin
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1752
Theodore Foster
Youngest
1936
John A. Durkin
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people
What stands out about Brookfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Brookfield’s famous people were born
The 1760s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
Politics & LawMilitaryScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsSportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Brookfield is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is soldiers and sailors, at 5.3 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 Brookfield
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1
#2Science & Medicine
Arthur Louis Day
1869–1960American geophysicist and volcanologist
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Brookfield
Another 13, 7 of them leaders.
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West Brookfield has the longest list next door: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brookfield 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 (11)
- John A. Durkin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Louis Day: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Foster: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Appleton: Southworth & Hawes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Jane Holmes: Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert R. Howe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Dexter, Jr.: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pliny T. Merrick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simeon Draper: Mathew Brady (1822-1896)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Stone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Connie Mack: Paul Thompson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons