#1Famous people · Brattleboro
Of the 33 famous people born in Brattleboro, an unusual share are writers and artists
At the top of the list is the American singer and actress JoJo, covered in 48 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 15 were born, the most of any period. Harvey Putnam (1793) and JoJo (1990) mark the two ends of the list. The list comes to 27.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 14.7 in the typical town in Vermont.
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
JoJo
in 48 Wikipedia languages
First
1793
Harvey Putnam
Youngest
1990
JoJo
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people
Also called it home
5
notable residents
What stands out about Brattleboro’s famous people
Known worldwideJoJo has an article in 48 languages, more than anyone else from here.A town of writers and artists6 of the 33 people born here are writers and artists, 1.8× the usual share.Still making namesSince 1950, 12 of them have been born here, the latest in 1990.A chosen home5 more notable people chose to live in Brattleboro, including Richard Lewontin.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Brattleboro
JoJo, Peter Shumlin and Richard Morris Hunt are written about in 48, 22 and 17 languages.
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What Brattleboro is known for
Brattleboro has 1.8× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Brattleboro’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 7.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMusicNotableScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Brattleboro
30 more, 9 of them athletes.
Alonzo G. Draper
1835–1865Brigadier general in the United States Army during the American Civil War
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
Timothy J. O'Connor, Jr.
1936–2018Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Brattleboro home
5 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Richard Lewontin the best known.
Richard Lewontin
1929–2021American evolutionary biologist and mathematician
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Chesterfield has the most on record: 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brattleboro 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 (21)
- JoJo: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Shumlin: COP PARIS, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Morris Hunt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Morris Hunt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Koch: Helge Bovim, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Rutherford Mead: William Henry Lippincott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest W. Gibson Jr.: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicholas Alexander: Alexander Nilssen from Tromsø, Norway, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Humphrey Noyes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Williamson: Herold U., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Brant Frost: Vance2028, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Christopher Frost: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Lewontin: Adbriscoe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Becca Balint: Cameron Russell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maggie Geha: Heroes & Villains, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harlan F. Stone: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Phelps: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Anderson Dana: Copyright 1895 by B. J. Falk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Newel K. Whitney: Andrew Jenson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Aiken: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Hunt: Ken Gallager, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons