#1Famous people · Brookfield
Brookfield counts 6 famous people, first among them John Palmer Usher
Articles in 13 languages make the American politician John Palmer Usher the best known. Second place goes to the American politician William R. Williams, third to Red Chesbro. In the early republic, 4 were born, the most of any period. From Roswell F. Cottrell to Red Chesbro, the births on the list run from 1814 to 1914.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
John Palmer Usher
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1814
Roswell F. Cottrell
Youngest
1914
Red Chesbro
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Brookfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Brookfield’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1810s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Brookfield
Ranked by languages covered: John Palmer Usher with 13, then William R. Williams with 3 and Red Chesbro with 2.
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Known for
What Brookfield is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.4 times the usual share.
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Everyone else born in Brookfield
3 more names, born between 1814 and 1850.
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Close by, the fullest list is Hamilton’s, at 14 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brookfield 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 (9)
- John Palmer Usher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Williams: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles V. Bardeen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roswell F. Cottrell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Vincent Atanasoff: Eye Steel Film from Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Maynard: George W. Maynard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asher Tyler: Everts & Ensign (Philadelphia), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Fish Judd: from photo, Published by the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Clarke Whitford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons