#1Famous people · Essex
Essex is the birthplace of 4 famous people
At the top of the list is the American pioneer Eugene Skinner, covered in 7 languages. Close behind are Henry H. Ross and Henry W. Putnam. The oldest name on the list belongs to Henry H. Ross, born in 1790, the newest to John L. Merriam, born in 1825. More are leaders than anything else, 3 in all.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Eugene Skinner
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1790
Henry H. Ross
Youngest
1825
John L. Merriam
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Essex
Counted by languages, Eugene Skinner is ahead of Henry H. Ross and Henry W. Putnam: 7, 4 and 1.
#1HR#2
HP#3
Through the years
When Essex’s famous people were born
The 1820s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Essex is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 3.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Essex
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Essex?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Essex’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
4 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Essex 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)
- Eugene Skinner: Joseph Gaston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Eugene Osborne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Pringle: Cyrus Pringle (1838-1911), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Higby: New York : J. T. White company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Elmer Milholland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons