#1Famous people · Chatham
11 famous people come from Chatham, Amos Eaton the best known
The best known is the American botanist Amos Eaton, with articles in 22 languages. Second place goes to the American actress Kristine DeBell, third to Marguerite Chapman. In the early republic, 5 were born, the most of any period. Only 181 of the 1,265 towns in New York with anyone on record list more.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Amos Eaton
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1776
Amos Eaton
Youngest
1954
Kristine DeBell
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people
What stands out about Chatham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Chatham’s famous people were born
The 1870s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Chatham
Amos Eaton has articles in 22 languages, Kristine DeBell in 20 and Marguerite Chapman in 19.
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What Chatham is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 2.9 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 Chatham
Another 8, 3 of them leaders.
William Coffin Coleman
1870–1957Founder of Coleman Company; mayor of Wichita, Kansas
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chatham 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 (5)
- Amos Eaton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristine DeBell: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marguerite Chapman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel P. Tallmadge: U.S. Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Coffin Coleman: American Baptist Publication Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons