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Famous people · Stillwater
8 famous people were born in Stillwater, more of them leaders than in most towns
Articles in 6 languages make the American politician Richard D. Davis the best known. Behind the leader come Ebenezer O. Grosvenor and George Washington Schuyler. More than half were born in the early republic, 6 in all. Born in 1783, Isaac Finch is the first name on record, and Jon Mueller, born in 1970, the most recent.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Richard D. Davis
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1783
Isaac Finch
Youngest
1970
Jon Mueller
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Stillwater’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Stillwater is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 3 times.
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 Stillwater’s famous people were born
The 1810s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Stillwater
The three best known are all leaders.
#2
#3Politics & Law
George Washington Schuyler
1810–1888American politician
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Famous people from the towns next door
Easton leads the towns around it, with 3 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stillwater 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 (8)
- Ebenezer O. Grosvenor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Schuyler: Albany Institute of History and Art (Albany, New York), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. B. J. Snyder: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Mueller: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchel Bacon: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Baxter: Mineral Point Weekly Tribune, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Henry Corliss: Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901; Dick, Charles, 1858-; Homans, James Edward, 1865-1949, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Quackenbush: Library of Congress (Washington, DC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons