#1Famous people · Winchester
Scientists and doctors stand out among the 31 famous people born in Winchester
The best known is the American military personnel Mark A. Milley, with articles in 30 languages. In the age of mills and railroads, 14 were born, the most of any period. Fred Clinton Jacobs (1865) and Mary Gambale (1988) mark the two ends of the list. 6 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
31
notable people
Best known
Mark A. Milley
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
Fred Clinton Jacobs
Youngest
1988
Mary Gambale
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Winchester’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Winchester is known for
Scientists and doctors stand out most, at 3.3 times the usual share.
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 Winchester’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 4.
SportsScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsNotableMilitaryMusicPolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Winchester
The three are covered in 30, 26 and 18 languages: Mark A. Milley, Brad Whitford and Maribel Vinson.
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Everyone else born in Winchester
28 more, from 1865 to 1988.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Winchester home
One more notable person made the town home: Betty Shannon.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Arlington has the longest list next door: 51.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winchester 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)
- Mark A. Milley: Chief Petty Officer Carlos M. Vazquez II and Benjamin Applebaum, U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Whitford: Carlos Varela, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maribel Vinson: Skating Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Phillips: Pete Souza, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vic Firth: Vic_Firth.jpg: rhythmicdiaspora derivative work: Jayblue42, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Favreau: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Tuck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Wilson: Rob Shenk, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Maria Child: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buffy Sainte-Marie: sidrguelph from Guelph, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Thompson: Thomas Gainsborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Weissman: Thorne Media at 0:08 and 0:28, cropped, brightened, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons