#1Famous people · Champlain
The 7 famous people born in Champlain, led by Samuel Curtis
Articles in 16 languages make the American Union Army general Samuel Curtis the best known. 7 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Brainerd Kellogg, born in 1834, is the youngest, and Jehudi Ashmun, born in 1794, the first on record. Per head, the list is long: 12.4 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Samuel Curtis
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1794
Jehudi Ashmun
Youngest
1834
Brainerd Kellogg
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Champlain’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Champlain’s famous people were born
The 1800s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Champlain
Languages with an article: 16 for Samuel Curtis, 5 for Erastus D. Culver, 5 for George Stetson.
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What Champlain is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Champlain
The other 4 span the years 1794 to 1834.
Mary Augusta Dix Gray
1810–1881Early missionary to Oregon and Idaho in 1838. Mother to first White child west of the Rockies.
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The most names next door are in Alburgh: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Champlain 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 (10)
- Samuel Curtis: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erastus D. Culver: Historical Society of the New York Courts (White Plains, New York)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Stetson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jehudi Ashmun: Nathaniel Jocelyn 1796-1881, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lemuel Stetson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Augusta Dix Gray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willis Sweet: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Fillmore Hayford: Scan from Doug C., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashbel P. Fitch: From the article "Records of a Puritan Family" by Ashbel P. Fitch. The National Magazine, December 1893 -- January 1894., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson W. Fisk: Lawrence Barinerd 2nd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons