#1Famous people · Windsor
From 1815 to 1920, Windsor was the birthplace of 2 famous people
Simon J. Murphy Sr., the American businessman, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The list has one more: the American lawyer and politician Stanley Sproul. The nearest list is next door in Whitefield: 3 names, starting with J. Young Scammon. In all of Maine, the famous people on record come from 286 towns.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Simon J. Murphy Sr.
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1815
Simon J. Murphy Sr.
Youngest
1920
Stanley Sproul
Most common field
Business
1 people
The best known
Born in Windsor
#1SS#2
Known for
What Windsor is known for
Business people are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Whitefield lists the most people: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Windsor 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 (4)
- Simon J. Murphy Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Young Scammon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel D. Pratt: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Nelson: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons