#1Politics & Law
Stephen A. Douglas
1813–1861American politician and lawyer
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Famous people · Brandon
Of the 12 famous people born in Brandon, an unusual share are leaders
At the top of the list is the American politician and lawyer Stephen A. Douglas, covered in 38 languages. Second place goes to the American politician John G. Sawyer, third to George Dexter Whitcomb. More than half were born in the early republic, 8 in all. For every 10,000 residents there are 29.1 on the list, well above the typical Vermont town’s 14.7.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Stephen A. Douglas
in 38 Wikipedia languages
First
1794
Johnathan P. King
Youngest
1910
John L. Fuller
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Brandon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Brandon’s famous people were born
The 1810s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineBusinessMilitaryNotableFaithWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Brandon is known for
Brandon has 4.2× the usual share of scientists and doctors.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Brandon
Ranked by languages covered: Stephen A. Douglas with 38, then John G. Sawyer with 5 and George Dexter Whitcomb with 4.
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Everyone else born in Brandon
9 more names, born between 1794 and 1910.
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The neighbour with the most names is Pittsford, at 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brandon 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 (10)
- Stephen A. Douglas: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Alexander Hesler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John G. Sawyer: Thomas Wallace Knox, author. P. F. Collier (New York), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Dexter Whitcomb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Davenport: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde A. Selleck: U.S. Military Academy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred A. Field: "The Vermonter" magazine. Charles Spooner Forbes (St. Albans, VT), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jefferson Conant: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilda Belcher: http://womenshistory.vermont.gov/PersonDetail/tabid/61/Default.aspx?personID=66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron F. Perry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Atkins Merritt: Edwin Atkins Merritt (1828-1916), author., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons