#1Science & Medicine
Charles Greeley Abbot
1872–1973American astrophysicist and the 5th Secretary of the Smithsonian
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Famous people · Wilton
8 famous people were born in Wilton, most of them in the early republic
With articles in 51 languages, Charles Greeley Abbot is the most widely known. The next two names are William French Smith and Uriah Smith. Per head, the list is long: 20.2 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Hampshire has 5.8. More are leaders than anything else, 3 in all.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Charles Greeley Abbot
in 51 Wikipedia languages
First
1784
John Putnam Batchelder
Youngest
1917
William French Smith
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Wilton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wilton’s famous people were born
The 1780s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineFaithWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Wilton
Charles Greeley Abbot leads with articles in 51 languages, ahead of William French Smith (14) and Uriah Smith (8).
#1
#2Politics & Law
William French Smith
1917–1990Attorney General of the United States
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#3Known for
What Wilton is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.8 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Wilton
The other 5 span the years 1784 to 1863.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Wilton home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Wilton, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Milford counts 10 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilton 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 (8)
- Charles Greeley Abbot: Bachrach, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William French Smith: U.S. Federal Government; U.S. Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Uriah Smith: Hull and Son, Battle Creek, Michigan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie R. Smith: Annie Rebekah Smith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Hale Abbot: uknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor Hallowell Abbott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet E. Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Ames Blood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons