#1Notable
Jane Elizabeth Jones
1813–1896American suffragist, abolitionist
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Famous people · Vernon
Leaders stand out among the 6 famous people born in Vernon
With articles in 5 languages, Jane Elizabeth Jones is the most widely known. Albert Gallatin Ellis and Breese J. Stevens follow. The largest group, 6, was born in the early republic. Per head, the list is long: 7.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Jane Elizabeth Jones
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1799
Asa Mahan
Youngest
1834
Breese J. Stevens
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Vernon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Vernon’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1810s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawNotableFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Vernon is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 3.2 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Vernon
The three are covered in 5, 3 and 3 languages: Jane Elizabeth Jones, Albert Gallatin Ellis and Breese J. Stevens.
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Nearby, Oneida has the most on record, with 16.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vernon 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 (11)
- Jane Elizabeth Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Gallatin Ellis: Western historical co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Breese J. Stevens: Taylor and Gleason (Madison, WI), printers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asa Mahan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Hayes Miller: Unidentified photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. H. Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel P. Langford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Sage: W. M. Wander Weyde, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Patricia: Louis Briscese, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Bread: George Catlin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herman Ossian Armour: A.kirkwood.spence, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons