#1Famous people · Windham
Leaders stand out among the 6 famous people born in Windham
Most widely known is Scott Adams, the American cartoonist and author, with articles in 44 languages. In the early republic, 5 were born, the most of any period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Lucius Robinson, born in 1810, the newest to Scott Adams, born in 1957. The longest list in New York is New York City’s, with 99 names.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Scott Adams
in 44 Wikipedia languages
First
1810
Lucius Robinson
Youngest
1957
Scott Adams
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Windham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Windham 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.
Through the years
When Windham’s famous people were born
The 1810s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Windham
Two of the three are leaders.
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Everyone else born in Windham
Another 3, the earliest born in 1811.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Cairo has the most on record: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Windham 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)
- Scott Adams: Art of Charm, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Washington Hunt: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucius Robinson: George Waters (1832–1912), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Sylvester Tuttle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emory A. Chase: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson Cobb: William E. Connelley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Foster Sanford: photographer not identified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman Tremain: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons