CE#1
Science & Medicine
Claudia Emerson
1957–2014American academic, writer and poet
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Famous people · Chatham
13 famous people were born in Chatham, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
Best known of all is Claudia Emerson, written about in 9 languages. From Archibald Thomas Robertson in 1863 to Barbara Hall in 1960, the births cover 97 years. The biggest group are leaders: 4. Only 40 of the 270 towns in Virginia with anyone on record list more.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Claudia Emerson
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1863
Archibald Thomas Robertson
Youngest
1960
Barbara Hall
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known
Born in Chatham
First, Claudia Emerson (9 languages), then Archibald Thomas Robertson (6) and Barbara Hall (5).
#2Faith
Archibald Thomas Robertson
1863–1934Baptist New Testament scholar
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BH#3
Through the years
When Chatham’s famous people were born
The 1910s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsSportsFaithFilm, TV & StageMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Chatham is known for
Chatham has 1.5× 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.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Chatham
Still to come: 10 more, from 1863 to 1951.
Nevitt Sanford
1909–1995Professor of psychology at the University of California at Berkeley
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chatham 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 (3)
- Archibald Thomas Robertson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Daniel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Gilmer: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons