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Politics & Law
Abbie Park Ferguson
1837–1919American-South African educator and college president
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Famous people · Whately
From 1822 to 1985, Whately was the birthplace of 3 famous people
With articles in 5 languages, Abbie Park Ferguson is the most widely known. Second and third on the list are Chris Haffey and Roswell P. Crafts. Next door, Deerfield lists 17, led by Edward Hitchcock. The list’s best known name, Abbie Park Ferguson, dates from 1837.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Abbie Park Ferguson
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1822
Roswell P. Crafts
Youngest
1985
Chris Haffey
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Whately
The three are covered in 5, 2 and 2 languages: Abbie Park Ferguson, Chris Haffey and Roswell P. Crafts.
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Of the towns around it, Deerfield has the most on record: 17.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whately 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)
- Roswell P. Crafts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Hitchcock: William S. Tyler., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Collins Whitney: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodolphus Dickinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles B. Andrews: Frederick Calvin Norton, author. Reproduction of Connecticut State Library portrait by George F. Wright., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Scollay Whitney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons