#1Famous people · Phillips
7 famous people were born in Phillips
Carroll L. Beedy, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are Augustus Stinchfield and Cornilia Thurza Crosby. 5 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. From Joel Emmons Whitney to Minnie D. Craig, the births on the list run from 1822 to 1883.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Carroll L. Beedy
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1822
Joel Emmons Whitney
Youngest
1883
Minnie D. Craig
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Phillips’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Phillips’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1880s come out on top, with 2 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Phillips
Counted by languages, Carroll L. Beedy is ahead of Augustus Stinchfield and Cornilia Thurza Crosby: 6, 3 and 3.
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What Phillips is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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Everyone else born in Phillips
Another 4, the earliest born in 1822.
Minnie D. Craig
1883–1966First woman speaker of a state house in the United States
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Phillips 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 (7)
- Carroll L. Beedy: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornilia Thurza Crosby: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew B. Robbins: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Emmons Whitney: Joel Emmons Whitney (1822-1886), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Minnie D. Craig: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Cook Brackett: Burgess, G.A. and, Ward, J.T.,, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zebulon York: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons