#1Famous people · Little Compton
7 famous people were born in Little Compton from 1763 to 1973
Most widely known is Arden Myrin, the American actress and comedian, with articles in 17 languages. Second and third on the list are Charles Edwin Wilbour and James F. Simmons. For every 10,000 residents there are 19.5 on the list, well above the typical Rhode Island town’s 3.4. 3 of them were born before independence, the first Isaac Wilbour in 1763.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Arden Myrin
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1763
Isaac Wilbour
Youngest
1973
Arden Myrin
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Little Compton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Little Compton’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1760s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Little Compton
Arden Myrin leads with articles in 17 languages, ahead of Charles Edwin Wilbour (8) and James F. Simmons (8).
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What Little Compton is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2 times.
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Everyone else born in Little Compton
Still to come: 4 more, from 1763 to 1858.
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The neighbour with the most names is Tiverton, at 11.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Little Compton 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)
- Arden Myrin: CHRISTOPHER MACSURAK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Edwin Wilbour: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James F. Simmons: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Wilbour: Edwin Howland Blashfield (1848-1936), artist., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield: Edwin Howland Blashfield, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Gray: William Denison Lyman et al, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Gonsalves: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Church Brownell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons