#1Famous people · Chesterfield
3 famous people call Chesterfield their birthplace
Articles in 9 languages make the American politician Elijah H. Mills the best known. Behind the leader come William L. Higgins and Oliver Edwards (World War I general). Of the bordering towns, Worthington has the longest list: 6, with Aaron Clark at the top. The first birth on record is Elijah H. Mills’, in 1776, and the last Oliver Edwards (World War I general)’s, in 1871.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Elijah H. Mills
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1776
Elijah H. Mills
Youngest
1871
Oliver Edwards (World War I general)
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Chesterfield
Elijah H. Mills, William L. Higgins and Oliver Edwards (World War I general) are written about in 9, 4 and 2 languages.
#1#2#3Military
Oliver Edwards (World War I general)
1871–1921United States Army officer
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Around it, Worthington has the most people on record, 6 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chesterfield 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)
- Elijah H. Mills: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Higgins: William Harrison Taylor (Putnam, CT), author and publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Edwards (World War I general): War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Clark: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis B. Allyn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons