#1Famous people · Plympton
From 1729 to 1842, Plympton was the birthplace of 6 famous people
The best known is the continental Army soldier Deborah Sampson, with articles in 17 languages. The next two names are William Bradford and Henry Martyn Dexter. In the early republic, 4 were born, the most of any period. The list reaches back to William Bradford, born in 1729, one of 2 born before independence.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Deborah Sampson
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1729
William Bradford
Youngest
1842
Samuel C. Wright
Most common field
Military
1 people
What stands out about Plympton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Plympton’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1760s than in any other decade: 1.
MilitaryScience & MedicineFaithPolitics & LawBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Plympton
Three names lead: Deborah Sampson (17 languages), William Bradford (10) and Henry Martyn Dexter (4).
#1
#2Science & Medicine
William Bradford
1729–1808American physician and United States senator from Rhode Island
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#3Known for
What Plympton is known for
Share of Plympton’s famous people in each field.
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Everyone else born in Plympton
3 more, best known first.
Samuel C. Wright
1842–1906Sergeant during the American Civil War and recipient of the Medal of Honor
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The fullest list close by belongs to Middleborough, with 14.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plympton 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)
- Deborah Sampson: Engraving by George Graham. From a drawing by William Beastall, which was based on a painting by Joseph Stone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Bradford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Martyn Dexter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel C. Wright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Flaim: UweFan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beulah Marie Dix: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Parris: W.E. Chickering, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Bennett: Anton from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons