#1Famous people · Thomaston
Thomaston’s famous people span 132 years: 8 births from 1801 to 1933
Charles Ranlett Flint, the American businessman, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. 4 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. The list’s best known name, Charles Ranlett Flint, dates from 1850. Scientists and doctors make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Charles Ranlett Flint
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1801
Joshua A. Lowell
Youngest
1933
Arthur J. Elliot II
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in Thomaston
The three are covered in 10, 8 and 4 languages: Charles Ranlett Flint, Edwin O. Jordan and Henry Thatcher.
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#2Science & Medicine
Edwin O. Jordan
1866–1936American bacteriologist and public health scientist
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#3Through the years
When Thomaston’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1800s than in any other decade: 2.
Science & MedicineNotableBusinessMilitaryPolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Thomaston is known for
Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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 Thomaston
Still to come: 5 more, from 1801 to 1933.
Alice M. Jordan
1870–1960NotableWikipedia ↗
Adelyn Bushnell
1889–1953American stage actress, playwright, novelist, radio script writer
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thomaston 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)
- Charles Ranlett Flint: Bain News Service - Gessford and Van Brunt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin O. Jordan: Walinger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Thatcher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adelyn Bushnell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Parker Fessenden: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edna St. Vincent Millay: en:Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons