#1Science & Medicine
Alvan Wentworth Chapman
1809–1899American botanist and physician
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Famous people · Southampton
5 famous people come from Southampton, Alvan Wentworth Chapman the best known
Most widely known is Alvan Wentworth Chapman, the American botanist and physician, with articles in 13 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Samuel C. Pomeroy, third to Genevieve Fox. More than half were born in the early republic, 3 in all. Per head, the list is long: 8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Massachusetts has 4.5.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Alvan Wentworth Chapman
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1809
Alvan Wentworth Chapman
Youngest
1929
Mabel Desmond
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Southampton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Southampton’s famous people were born
The 1810s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Southampton
Languages with an article: 13 for Alvan Wentworth Chapman, 11 for Samuel C. Pomeroy, 3 for Genevieve Fox.
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What Southampton is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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The other 2 span the years 1813 to 1929.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Holyoke, with 53.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Southampton 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 (6)
- Alvan Wentworth Chapman: Florida Photographic Collection, photographer not listed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel C. Pomeroy: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Silas Chapman: William Fiske Brown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horatio G. Knight: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis B. Allyn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons