#1Famous people · Mansfield
2 famous people call Mansfield their birthplace
The best known is the American politician Owen Vincent Coffin, with articles in 6 languages. The list has one more: the American novelist Anna Maynard Barbour. Anna Maynard Barbour, born in 1801, is the earliest name and Owen Vincent Coffin, born in 1836, the latest. Of the bordering towns, Otto has the longest list: 4, with Anna Botsford Comstock at the top.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Owen Vincent Coffin
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1801
Anna Maynard Barbour
Youngest
1836
Owen Vincent Coffin
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Mansfield
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What Mansfield is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 1.
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Of the towns around it, Otto has the most on record: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mansfield 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 (6)
- Owen Vincent Coffin: Frederick Calvin Norton, author. Reproduction of Connecticut State Library portrait by Charles Noel Flagg., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Botsford Comstock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Dunkleman: Senior Airman David Carbajal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Culver: publisher: University of Chicago Library, photographer: unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbert A. Pierce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. Olin Young: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons