#1Famous people · Tilton
Tilton is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Most widely known is Irving Widmer Bailey, the American botanist, with articles in 9 languages. Close behind are Harry Taylor and William Hamilton Page. Kenneth French leads the 12 names listed next door in Franklin. The list comes to 7.4 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in New Hampshire, at 5.8.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Irving Widmer Bailey
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1829
William Hamilton Page
Youngest
1884
Irving Widmer Bailey
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Tilton
Counted by languages, Irving Widmer Bailey is ahead of Harry Taylor and William Hamilton Page: 9, 5 and 2.
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#2Military
Harry Taylor
1862–1930American WWI military officer, born 1862
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What Tilton is known for
The largest field is Science & Medicine, with 1 people.
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Franklin has the longest list next door: 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tilton 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 (2)
- Irving Widmer Bailey: The Notman Studio, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Taylor: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons