#1Famous people · Colesville
Colesville, birthplace of the American educator Alice Freeman Palmer
Alice Freeman Palmer, the American educator, was born in 1855. That places their birth in the early republic. 13 languages have an article about them. Across the town line, Windsor lists 6, Jedediah Hotchkiss first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Alice Freeman Palmer
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1855
Alice Freeman Palmer
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Colesville
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Of the towns nearby, Windsor lists the most people: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colesville 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 (7)
- Alice Freeman Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jedediah Hotchkiss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlton J. H. Hayes: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus Mallory: Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Joseph Flynn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Lord: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons