#1Politics & Law
Carlton J. H. Hayes
1882–1964American diplomat, academic, educator
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Famous people · Afton
Afton counts 4 famous people, first among them Carlton J. H. Hayes
Carlton J. H. Hayes leads the list, covered in 11 languages. Second and third on the list are Helen Bevington and Franklin B. Long. For every 10,000 residents there are 14.6 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9. Over 64 years of births, the list goes from Franklin B. Long (1842) to Helen Bevington (1906).
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Carlton J. H. Hayes
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1842
Franklin B. Long
Youngest
1906
Helen Bevington
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Afton
Carlton J. H. Hayes, Helen Bevington and Franklin B. Long are written about in 11, 4 and 3 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Afton’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1880s than in any other decade: 1.
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What Afton is known for
2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
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1 more, best known first.
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Nearby, Bainbridge has the most on record, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Afton 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 (6)
- Carlton J. H. Hayes: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin B. Long: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jedediah Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus Mallory: Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Freeman Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Lord: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons