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Jane Elizabeth Jones
1813–1896American suffragist, abolitionist
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Famous people · Vernon
6 famous people were born in Vernon, more of them leaders than in most towns
Jane Elizabeth Jones leads the list, covered in 5 languages. The American politician Albert Gallatin Ellis ranks second, ahead of Breese J. Stevens. 6 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. From Asa Mahan in 1799 to Breese J. Stevens in 1834, the births cover 35 years.
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
The 1810s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Politics & LawNotableFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Vernon is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 3.2 times.
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
Two of the three are leaders.
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Everyone else born in Vernon
Of the other 3, 2 are leaders.
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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 (4)
- 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