#1Famous people · Bellows Falls
Most of the 18 famous people born in Bellows Falls came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Articles in 13 languages make the American baseball player Carlton Fisk the best known. Close behind are Ernest Thompson and Jennie Maria Arms Sheldon. From William P. Wentworth to Thomas M. Salmon, the births on the list run from 1839 to 1963. Fewer than a quarter of the 216 towns in Vermont with famous people list more.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Carlton Fisk
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1839
William P. Wentworth
Youngest
1963
Thomas M. Salmon
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
The best known
Born in Bellows Falls
By how many languages cover them, Carlton Fisk comes first (13), then Ernest Thompson (11) and Jennie Maria Arms Sheldon (7).
#1
#2Film, TV & Stage
Ernest Thompson
born 1949American actor and screenwriter
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Writing & Arts
Jennie Maria Arms Sheldon
1852–1938American author, scientist and researcher
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Bellows Falls’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1940s, with 5 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawSportsMilitaryWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bellows Falls is known for
Soldiers and sailors stand out most, at 4.7 times the usual share.
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 Bellows Falls
Here are 15 more, born from 1839 to 1963.
Todd T. Semonite
born 195754th Chief of Engineers of the United States Army and the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Of the towns around it, Walpole has the most on record: 11.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bellows Falls 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 (9)
- Carlton Fisk: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Thompson: P.T. Sullivan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennie Maria Arms Sheldon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Robb: Don Stivers, under commission of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd T. Semonite: us army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald E. Edwards: United States Army Public Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Brown: WBTV, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce M. Lawlor: U.S. Army Public Affairs Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Felt Evans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons