Nichols House · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0No one from Barre is on the famous people list yet
Over the border in Williamstown, 14 names are on record, led by Thomas Davenport. In Vermont, 218 towns have someone on the list. Burlington’s 55 names make the longest list in Vermont. After Burlington, the next longest list in Vermont is Bennington’s, with 42.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Barre), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Barre has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Barre
Williamstown has the longest list next door: 14.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Barre 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 (4)
- Thomas Davenport: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chauncey L. Knapp: McClees & Beck (Washington), publishers. Julian Vannerson, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley C. Wilson: Washington (Vermont) Historical Society, http://washingtonhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deane C. Davis: Deane C. Davis campaign, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons