#1Famous people · Adams
Of the 8 famous people born in Adams, an unusual share are leaders
At the top of the list is the American politician Julius Sterling Morton, covered in 16 languages. The largest group, 7, was born in the early republic. Bruce Cooper Clarke, born in 1901, is the youngest, and Alvan E. Bovay, born in 1818, the first on record. No town in New York lists more than New York City, with 99.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Julius Sterling Morton
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1818
Alvan E. Bovay
Youngest
1901
Bruce Cooper Clarke
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Adams’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Adams’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1830s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Politics & LawFaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Adams is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is ministers and preachers, at 22.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Adams
By how many languages cover them, Julius Sterling Morton comes first (16), then Bruce Cooper Clarke (10) and William Eugene Blackstone (7).
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5 more names, born between 1818 and 1858.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Adams 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)
- Julius Sterling Morton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Cooper Clarke: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Eugene Blackstone: Contemporary photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvan E. Bovay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Benjamin Whipple: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Ninde Gamewell: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brenton D. Babcock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons