#1Famous people · Petersburgh
Petersburgh has just one famous person to its name: Lydia Baxter
Lydia Baxter came into the world in 1809. That places their birth in the early republic. Readers can find them written up in 5 languages. Of the bordering towns, Bennington has the longest list: 42, with Cynthia Gibb at the top.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Lydia Baxter
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1809
Lydia Baxter
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Petersburgh
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Petersburgh 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)
- Lydia Baxter: Engraved by Frederick W. Halpin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cynthia Gibb: DPNews, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Parsons: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abraham B. Gardner: Displayed at Bennington (VT) Museum and as part of other collections., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward W. Greenman: "Weekly Republican-Traveler" (Arkansas City, KS)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons