#1Famous people · Brownington
4 famous people call Brownington their birthplace
Most widely known is Portus Baxter, the American politician, with articles in 7 languages. Behind the leader come William Barstow Strong and James Strong. The list runs from Portus Baxter, born in 1806, to Leigh Larocque, born in 1934. 2 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Portus Baxter
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1806
Portus Baxter
Youngest
1934
Leigh Larocque
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Brownington
Portus Baxter leads with articles in 7 languages, ahead of William Barstow Strong (3) and James Strong (2).
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#3Through the years
When Brownington’s famous people were born
The 1830s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawBusinessFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Brownington is known for
Share of Brownington’s famous people in each field.
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Everyone else born in Brownington
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Derby’s, with 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brownington 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 (6)
- Portus Baxter: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Barstow Strong: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Strong: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Kendall Adams: The original uploader was Xtreambar at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry A. Black: "The Vermonter" magazine (St. Albans, VT), volumes 25-27., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis W. Nye: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons