#1Famous people · Westport
The 5 famous people born in Westport, led by John Eugene Osborne
John Eugene Osborne, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. The next two names are John T. Cutting and Casey Patten. The largest group, 4, was born in the early republic. The earliest on the list is Joseph Champlin Stone, born in 1829, and the youngest Casey Patten, born in 1874.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
John Eugene Osborne
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1829
Joseph Champlin Stone
Youngest
1874
Casey Patten
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Westport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Westport’s famous people were born
The 1840s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawMilitarySportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Westport
Languages with an article: 11 for John Eugene Osborne, 5 for John T. Cutting, 4 for Casey Patten.
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What Westport is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Elizabethtown, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westport 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)
- John Eugene Osborne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Cutting: Western Historical Publishing Company (San Francisco, CA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Patten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Champlin Stone: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Turner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orlando Kellogg: George Levi Brown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Skinner: Joseph Gaston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin F. Allen: "The Vermonter" magazine, July 1900, page 230, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet Bishop: J. C. Buttre, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond R. Wright: City of Port Henry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Elmer Milholland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons