#1Famous people · Grafton
Of the 22 famous people born in Grafton, an unusual share are writers and artists
John Adams Whipple, the American photographer, is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. Second and third on the list are Albert Arthur Allen and John Leland. The largest group, 11, was born in the early republic. The first birth on record is John Leland’s, in 1754, and the last Ifeatu Melifonwu’s, in 1999.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
John Adams Whipple
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1754
John Leland
Youngest
1999
Ifeatu Melifonwu
Most common field
Writing & Arts
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Grafton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Grafton is known for
Set against the usual town, ministers and preachers come out 8.1 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Grafton’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1850s, with 5 births.
Writing & ArtsSportsPolitics & LawFaithBusinessFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Grafton
Two of the three are writers and artists.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Grafton
19 more names, born between 1757 and 1999.
Robert Bailey Thomas
1766–1846American editor and publisher, founder of The Old Farmer's Almanac
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A chosen home
Also called Grafton home
Born elsewhere, Charles Davis lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Worcester has the most on record, with 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grafton 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 (20)
- John Adams Whipple: Francis D'Avignon (1813-1861), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Leland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Bailey Thomas: Zedekiah Belknap, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Lannon: Tuomas Vitikainen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter P. Phillips: James B Taltevall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Pitt Grosvenor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hick Carpenter: The original uploader was Neonblak at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Bradley: George Grantham Bain (publisher), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel H. Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Scott Wilson: Esteban Mella González, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherman Leland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asa Stratton: Brown University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phineas W. Leland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Frederick Slocum: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Ladd Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert H. Goddard: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Birbiglia: Photographer: Brian Friedman. Copyright holder: Mike Lavoie, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eli Whitney: Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Blanchard: George Iles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Prentiss Armsby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons