#1Famous people · Boydton
7 famous people were born in Boydton, more of them leaders than in most towns
The best known is the American politician Joseph Chappell Hutcheson, with articles in 6 languages. The American politician William A. Burwell ranks second, ahead of Henry Johnson. The largest group, 6, was born in the early republic. William A. Burwell (1780) and Joseph Collier Hutcheson (1906) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Joseph Chappell Hutcheson
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1780
William A. Burwell
Youngest
1906
Joseph Collier Hutcheson
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Boydton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Boydton is known for
Boydton has 3.4× the usual share of leaders.
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 Boydton’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1830s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Boydton
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3Military
Henry Johnson
1850–1904Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army, recipient of the Medal of Honor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Boydton 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)
- Joseph Chappell Hutcheson: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Burwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wallace Duncan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Thomas Goode: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons