#1Science & Medicine
Ursula B. Marvin
1921–2018American geologist, mineralogist and historian of science
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Famous people · Bradford
11 famous people were born in Bradford, most of them in the early republic
Best known of all is Ursula B. Marvin, written about in 15 languages. The first birth on record is Abel Underwood’s, in 1799, and the last Ursula B. Marvin’s, in 1921. For every 10,000 residents there are 38.9 on the list, well above the typical Vermont town’s 14.7. Fewer than a quarter of the 218 towns in Vermont with famous people list more.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Ursula B. Marvin
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1799
Abel Underwood
Youngest
1921
Ursula B. Marvin
Most common field
Science & Medicine
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Bradford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bradford’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1810s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bradford
Ranked by languages covered: Ursula B. Marvin with 15, then John Putnam Chapin with 9 and Albert Edson Sleeper with 6.
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#2Politics & Law
John Putnam Chapin
1810–1864American politician in Illinois
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#3Known for
What Bradford is known for
Set against the usual town, soldiers and sailors come out 7.6 times as common.
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Everyone else born in Bradford
8 more names, born between 1799 and 1908.
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Also called Bradford home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Bradford, though born elsewhere.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Corinth, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bradford 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 (13)
- Ursula B. Marvin: Charles Hanson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Putnam Chapin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Edson Sleeper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Henry Worthen: Jacques Reich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Edgar Clark: Thayer & Jackson Stationery Co., Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Kimball Pearsons: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Thomas Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Copeland-Hanzas: Town Meeting TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reuben Robie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Hobart Evans: Collated and edited by A. Howard Clark, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilman Marston: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Morrison: From 1903's "Manchester Historical Association Collections, Volume III" published by the Manchester Historical Association, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eben Pomeroy Colton: Jacob G. Ullery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons