#1Famous people · Edgartown
Edgartown’s famous people span 152 years: 5 births from 1767 to 1919
Edward Dalton Marchant, the American painter, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Behind the leader come Ben Pease and Ephraim Cutler. In the early republic, 3 were born, the most of any period. The list’s best known name, Edward Dalton Marchant, dates from 1806.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Edward Dalton Marchant
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1767
Ephraim Cutler
Youngest
1919
Thomas Walker
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Edgartown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Edgartown’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1800s, with 1 births.
Writing & ArtsNotablePolitics & LawMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Edgartown
Edward Dalton Marchant leads with articles in 3 languages, ahead of Ben Pease (2) and Ephraim Cutler (2).
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What Edgartown is known for
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2 more, best known first.
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Also called Edgartown home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Patricia Neal the best known.
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The fullest list close by belongs to West Tisbury, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Edgartown 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 (8)
- Edward Dalton Marchant: Edward Dalton Marchant (1806-1887), CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ephraim Cutler: Charles Walker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Madison Wood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Neal: Twentieth Century Fox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Washbrook: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Emery White: Elmer Chickering & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus Paine Spalding: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph C. Carter: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons