#1Science & Medicine
John Dewey
1859–1952American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer
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Famous people · Burlington
Burlington, birthplace of John Dewey and 54 more famous people
Articles about John Dewey exist in 110 languages. Grace Coolidge is second and Jake Sullivan third. The largest group, 30, was born between 1920 and 1969. The first birth on record is William Hepburn Russell’s, in 1812, and the last Sophie Nyweide’s, in 2000.
Born here
55
notable people
Best known
John Dewey
in 110 Wikipedia languages
First
1812
William Hepburn Russell
Youngest
2000
Sophie Nyweide
Most common field
Sports
14 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Burlington’s famous people
Known worldwideRead in 110 languages, John Dewey is known far beyond the town.A town of writers and artistsAmong the 55 people born here, 12 are writers and artists: 2.1 times the usual share.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2000, among 23 since 1950.A chosen home4 more notable people chose to live here, Steven Crowder among them.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Burlington
The three are covered in 110, 46 and 34 languages: John Dewey, Grace Coolidge and Jake Sullivan.
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#2Politics & Law
Grace Coolidge
1879–1957First Lady of the United States from 1923 to 1929
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#3Politics & Law
Jake Sullivan
born 1976American attorney and politician
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Known for
What Burlington is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2.1 times.
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 Burlington’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1940s, with 8 people born in that decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicinePolitics & LawNotableMusicFaithBusinessMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Burlington
The rest number 52, with 14 athletes among them.
Timothy Steele
born 1948Contemporary United States, New Formalist poet and academic
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Valerie Hegarty
born 1967American painter, sculptor, and installation artist
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No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Burlington home
4 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Steven Crowder the best known.
Steven Crowder
born 1987American-Canadian conservative political commentator
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Huck Gutman
born 1944American professor of English, political advisor, and former chief of staff to Bernie Sanders
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Colchester counts 10 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burlington 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 (16)
- John Dewey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Coolidge: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Sullivan: Executive Office of the President of the United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tana French: TimDuncan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orson Bean: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Atle Lie McGrath: Vintererbest, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ilona Maher: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeanne Ashworth: Studré, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Cochran-Siegle: Usskier1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Kidd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Rowland Angell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Field Cate: lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Page: Morganpage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Bennett: Voice of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Lyman: Voice Over Body Shop, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerstin Anderson: Tbardenvt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons