#1Famous people · Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Articles in 7 languages make the American politician Loren Fletcher the best known. John H. Rice is second and John L. Stevens third. Of the bordering towns, Belgrade has the longest list: 6, with Lot M. Morrill at the top. Born in 1816, John H. Rice is the first name on record, and Loren Fletcher, born in 1833, the most recent.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Loren Fletcher
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
John H. Rice
Youngest
1833
Loren Fletcher
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Mount Vernon
All three are leaders.
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Of the towns nearby, Belgrade lists the most people: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Vernon 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)
- Loren Fletcher: Isaac Atwater, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. Stevens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lot M. Morrill: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hubbard: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel P. Morrill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hannah Battersby: Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons