#1Famous people · Amenia
Of the 12 famous people born in Amenia, an unusual share are leaders
Most widely known is Benjamin Swift, the American politician, with articles in 9 languages. Behind the leader come William Holabird and Obadiah German. As early as 1757, Roswell Hopkins was born here, one of 3 born before independence. 7 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Benjamin Swift
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1757
Roswell Hopkins
Youngest
1872
John Barlow
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Amenia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Amenia is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 3.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Amenia’s famous people were born
The 1770s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Amenia
Two of the three are leaders.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Amenia
9 more, from 1757 to 1872.
Samuel W. Allerton
1828–1914American businessperson, meat packer and stock yard owner
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No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Amenia home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Amenia, though born elsewhere.
Lewis Mumford
1895–1990American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology and literary critic
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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The fullest list close by belongs to Sharon, with 14.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Amenia 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 (11)
- Benjamin Swift: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Holabird: The Inland Printer Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Benton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Barlow: Rhode Island State College (University of Rhode Island), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel W. Allerton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis A. Merchant: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Mumford: Primitivojumento, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roswell Rudd: Christian Sahm Aschaffenburg, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Taber: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac R. Sherwood: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Winchell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons