#1Science & Medicine
Thomas C. Durant
1820–1885American railroad promoter, financier
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Famous people · Lee
Of the 11 famous people born in Lee, an unusual share are leaders
Thomas C. Durant is the best known, with articles in 9 languages. Behind the leader come Henry Billings Brown and Nathan B. Bradley. Most were born in the early republic: 6 of them. The list runs from Franklin Thomas Backus, born in 1813, to Wayne Larrivee, born in 2000.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Thomas C. Durant
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1813
Franklin Thomas Backus
Youngest
2000
Wayne Larrivee
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Lee’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lee is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.2 times.
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 Lee’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1830s than in any other decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lee
Languages with an article: 9 for Thomas C. Durant, 8 for Henry Billings Brown, 5 for Nathan B. Bradley.
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#2Politics & Law
Henry Billings Brown
1836–1913US Supreme Court justice from 1891 to 1906
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Lee
The rest number 8, with 4 athletes among them.
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A chosen home
Also called Lee home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Lee, though born elsewhere.
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Nearby, Stockbridge has the most on record, with 21.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lee 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 (12)
- Thomas C. Durant: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Billings Brown: Frances Benjamin Johnston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan B. Bradley: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Dwyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin Thomas Backus: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Gosselin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Ayer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Debra Jo Rupp: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus West Field: Napoleon Sarony, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Finn Wittrock: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Roxcy Snow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin D. Morgan: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons