#1Famous people · Colrain
2 famous people were born in Colrain
At the top of the list is the American astronomer Elisabeth Bardwell, covered in 9 languages. Lorenzo Lyons is the only other name on the list. The nearest list is next door in Leyden: 5 names, starting with Henry Kirke Brown. The first birth on record is Lorenzo Lyons’, in 1807, and the last Elisabeth Bardwell’s, in 1831.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Elisabeth Bardwell
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1807
Lorenzo Lyons
Youngest
1831
Elisabeth Bardwell
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Colrain
#1#2Faith
Lorenzo Lyons
1807–1886Early missionary to the Kingdom of Hawaii and lyricist of the song "Hawaiʻi Aloha"
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Of the towns around it, Leyden has the most on record: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colrain 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 (4)
- Elisabeth Bardwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorenzo Lyons: from photo, Published by the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Kirke Brown: Unidentified photographer (Original uploader was Daderot at en.wikipedia), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Fisher Browne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons