#1Famous people · Milford
7 famous people come from Milford, Vanessa Carlton the best known
Most widely known is Vanessa Carlton, the American singer-songwriter, with articles in 39 languages. Second place goes to the actor Allyn Joslyn, third to Milo Melankthon Dimmick. Born in 1811, Milo Melankthon Dimmick is the first name on record, and Vanessa Carlton, born in 1980, the most recent. Only 179 of the 982 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Vanessa Carlton
in 39 Wikipedia languages
First
1811
Milo Melankthon Dimmick
Youngest
1980
Vanessa Carlton
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Milford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Milford’s famous people were born
The 1810s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsSportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Milford
Vanessa Carlton leads with articles in 39 languages, ahead of Allyn Joslyn (15) and Milo Melankthon Dimmick (4).
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What Milford is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Milford
Another 4, the earliest born in 1815.
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Of the towns around it, Montague Township has the most on record: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Milford 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 (5)
- Vanessa Carlton: jus10h, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allyn Joslyn: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Harrison Dimmick: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. L. A. Himmelwright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Steele: Recruit Little Cigars, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons