#1Famous people · Morristown
Morristown is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Charles Shepard Chapman, the American painter, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The list has one more: the American politician John E. Haggart. Over the border in Macomb, one name is on record: Charles H. Houghton. The earliest on the list is John E. Haggart, born in 1846, and the youngest Charles Shepard Chapman, born in 1879.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Charles Shepard Chapman
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1846
John E. Haggart
Youngest
1879
Charles Shepard Chapman
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Morristown
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Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Morristown 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 (3)
- Charles Shepard Chapman: unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Houghton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence A. Waldo: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons