#1Famous people · Colebrook
Irving W. Drew tops a list of 5 famous people born in Colebrook
Articles in 10 languages make the American politician Irving W. Drew the best known. Chester B. Jordan, the American politician, comes second, with Horace White third. In the early republic, 3 were born, the most of any period. Over 36 years of births, the list goes from Horace White (1834) to Frank Crawford (1870).
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Irving W. Drew
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1834
Horace White
Youngest
1870
Frank Crawford
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Colebrook’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Colebrook’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1830s, with 2 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Colebrook
First, Irving W. Drew (10 languages), then Chester B. Jordan (7) and Horace White (6).
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What Colebrook is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Colebrook
The other 2 span the years 1861 to 1870.
Frank Crawford
1870–1963American football player and coach, lawyer and law professor
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Also called Colebrook home
One more notable person made the town home: Edgar Aldrich.
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The best known from each town bordering Colebrook.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colebrook 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)
- Irving W. Drew: The original uploader was Outremer31 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester B. Jordan: Chester Bradley Jordan (Life time: 1839-1914), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace White: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Crawford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Cummings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Aldrich: Michael Meehan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alma Carrie Cummings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons