Photo: ToddC4176 · CC BY-SA 3.02 famous people were born in Tyringham
Albert Fowler, the American mayor, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The other is Sylvester Smith, the mormon leader. The first birth on record is Albert Fowler’s, in 1802, and the last Sylvester Smith’s, in 1806. Next door, the list for Lee holds 11, Thomas C. Durant first.
Born in Tyringham
Also called Tyringham home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Henry Richardson the best known.

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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Lee’s, at 11 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tyringham 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 (5)
- Henry Richardson: Barriefern, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas C. Durant: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Roxcy Snow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Viets Griswold Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnabas Bidwell: John Brewster, Jr., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons



