#1Science & Medicine
Benjamin Fordyce Barker
1818–1891American physician
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Famous people · Wilton
3 famous people were born in Wilton
Most widely known is Benjamin Fordyce Barker, the American physician, with articles in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Alpheus Beede Stickney and Colbert Searles. The list comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Maine, at 6. From Benjamin Fordyce Barker to Colbert Searles, the births on the list run from 1818 to 1873.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Benjamin Fordyce Barker
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1818
Benjamin Fordyce Barker
Youngest
1873
Colbert Searles
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Wilton
Benjamin Fordyce Barker has articles in 4 languages, Alpheus Beede Stickney in 2 and Colbert Searles in 2.
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Sports
Colbert Searles
1873–1947American football coach and litterature teacher
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Photo credits (7)
- Benjamin Fordyce Barker: Editor Howard Atwood Kelly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alpheus Beede Stickney: Zimmerman and Whitstruck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet T. Mills: Rebecca Hammel/U.S. Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sebastian Streeter Marble: Henry Chase, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lewis Childs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel P. Morrill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Dryden: Davis & Sanford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons