#1Famous people · Guilford
Of the 6 famous people born in Guilford, an unusual share are leaders
Articles in 7 languages make the American politician N. B. Willey the best known. Second and third on the list are Ira B. Hyde and Rufus Henry Gilbert. The largest group, 6, was born in the early republic. For every 10,000 residents there are 22.3 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
N. B. Willey
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1810
Solomon G. Haven
Youngest
1845
Adelaide Daughaday
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Guilford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Guilford’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1830s, with 3 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Guilford is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 3.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Guilford
Three names lead: N. B. Willey (7 languages), Ira B. Hyde (4) and Rufus Henry Gilbert (4).
#1
#2RG#3
Science & Medicine
Rufus Henry Gilbert
1832–1885Surgeon and inventor, who worked on rapid transit in New York City
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Everyone else born in Guilford
The other 3 span the years 1810 to 1845.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Norwich leads the towns around it, with 18 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Guilford 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)
- N. B. Willey: James T. White & Company (New York, NY), publisher), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira B. Hyde: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Solomon G. Haven: Chuck LaChiusa, [email protected], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adelaide Daughaday: No photographer(s) credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gail Borden: Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901; Dick, Charles, 1858-; Homans, James Edward, 1865-, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Stockton Williamson: Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jedediah Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisha Mills Huntington: Artist: Charles Fenderich (1805-1887), Lithographer : Peter S. Duval, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Stuyvesant Bragg: Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons