#1Writing & Arts
Augusta Cooper Bristol
1835–1910American poet, lecturer
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Famous people · Croydon
Croydon is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Augusta Cooper Bristol is the best known, with articles in 7 languages. The American politician Gershom Powers ranks second, ahead of Wallace L. Dow. More than half were born in the early republic, 5 in all. From Gershom Powers in 1789 to Wallace L. Dow in 1844, the births cover 55 years.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Augusta Cooper Bristol
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1789
Gershom Powers
Youngest
1844
Wallace L. Dow
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
What stands out about Croydon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Croydon’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1830s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Croydon
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
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Known for
What Croydon is known for
Share of Croydon’s famous people in each field.
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Everyone else born in Croydon
Still to come: 2 more, from 1795 to 1818.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Croydon 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)
- Augusta Cooper Bristol: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Salmon P. Chase: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Bartlett: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Alonzo Haynes: C M Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons