#1Famous people · Whitehall
10 famous people were born in Whitehall from 1814 to 1994
Most widely known is Harold J. Arthur, the American politician, with articles in 7 languages. George Frederick Wright is second and Vincent J. Donehue third. In the early republic, 5 were born, the most of any period. Per head, the list is long: 37.2 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Harold J. Arthur
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1814
Benjamin F. Hall
Youngest
1994
Codie Bascue
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Whitehall’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Whitehall’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1830s than in any other decade: 2.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageNotableSportsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Whitehall
Harold J. Arthur leads with articles in 7 languages, ahead of George Frederick Wright (6) and Vincent J. Donehue (6).
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#2Science & Medicine
George Frederick Wright
1838–1921American geologist
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
VD#3
Known for
What Whitehall is known for
Set against the usual town, scientists and doctors come out 5.1 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Around it, Fort Ann has the most people on record, 8 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whitehall 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)
- Harold J. Arthur: Vermont Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Frederick Wright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Martyn Harlow: Book Author: Samuel Atkins Eliot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Solomon L. Spink: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ebba St. Claire: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin F. Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Potter: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Henry Dolph: John Henry Dolph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons