#1Military
Stephen Thomas
1809–1903United States Army Medal of Honor recipient, Union Army general
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Famous people · Bethel
5 famous people were born in Bethel from 1809 to 1962
Stephen Thomas is the best known, with articles in 6 languages. The American baseball player Harry Burrell ranks second, ahead of Kirk White. The list’s best known name, Stephen Thomas, dates from 1809. 218 towns in Vermont have at least one famous person on record.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Stephen Thomas
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1809
Stephen Thomas
Youngest
1962
Kirk White
Most common field
Military
1 people
What stands out about Bethel’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bethel’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1800s, at 1.
MilitarySportsWriting & ArtsNotablePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bethel
Ranked by languages covered: Stephen Thomas with 6, then Harry Burrell with 3 and Kirk White with 3.
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Known for
What Bethel is known for
The field with the most names is Military: 1.
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Everyone else born in Bethel
A further 2 follow, born between 1847 and 1887.
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Of the towns nearby, Randolph lists the most people: 16.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bethel 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)
- Stephen Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zosia Mamet: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truman Henry Safford: Southworth & Hawes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hyrum Smith: Anderson, George Edward, 1860-1928 Original uploader was Sesmith at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jefferson P. Kidder: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons