#1Famous people · Milford
Milford’s famous people span 118 years: 4 births from 1859 to 1977
John Hyde Sweet, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The American politician David F. Wilber ranks second, ahead of Paul Wolfe. The list’s best known name, John Hyde Sweet, dates from 1880. No town in New York lists more than New York City, with 99.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
John Hyde Sweet
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
David F. Wilber
Youngest
1977
Paul Wolfe
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Milford
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1
#2PW#3
Through the years
When Milford’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1880s come out on top, with 1 births.
Politics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Milford is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.
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 Milford
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Milford 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 (2)
- John Hyde Sweet: "Lincoln Evening Journal" (Lincoln, NE)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David F. Wilber: E. L. Murlin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons