#1Science & Medicine
Hubert Anson Newton
1830–1896American astronomer and scientist
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Famous people · Sherburne
10 famous people were born in Sherburne, more of them scientists and doctors than in most towns
The best known is the American astronomer and scientist Hubert Anson Newton, with articles in 16 languages. William Pitt Lynde is second and Charles McNeill Gray third. 9 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The list comes to 25.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Hubert Anson Newton
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1799
John Hiram Lathrop
Youngest
1887
Lee Saunders Crandall
Most common field
Science & Medicine
6 people
What stands out about Sherburne’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Sherburne is known for
Sherburne has 10.1× the usual share of scientists and doctors.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Sherburne’s famous people were born
The 1810s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Sherburne
Leaders take two of the three places.
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Everyone else born in Sherburne
A further 7 follow, born between 1799 and 1887.
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Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sherburne 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 (7)
- Hubert Anson Newton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Pitt Lynde: "The Magazine of Western History"., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles McNeill Gray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alida Avery: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Ripley Bliss: Louis H. Everts (Philadelphia, PA), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Vincent Atanasoff: Eye Steel Film from Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- De Volson Wood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons