#1Politics & Law
Richard S. Ayer
1829–1896U.S. Representative from Virginia
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Famous people · Montville
Montville is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Best known of all is Richard S. Ayer, written about in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Seth L. Milliken and Everard E Hatch. Born in 1829, Richard S. Ayer is the first name on record, and Everard E Hatch, born in 1859, the most recent. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Richard S. Ayer
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1829
Richard S. Ayer
Youngest
1859
Everard E Hatch
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Montville
First, Richard S. Ayer (5 languages), then Seth L. Milliken (5) and Everard E Hatch (2).
#1#2#3Through the years
When Montville’s famous people were born
The 1820s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Montville is known for
Share of Montville’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Montville
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Freedom lists the most people: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Montville 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)
- Richard S. Ayer: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth L. Milliken: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everard E Hatch: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John D. Terry: Dtmacl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel F. Davis: Henry Chase, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles West Kendall: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons