#1Science & Medicine
Cyrus Pringle
1838–1911U.S. botanist, writer, tax resister and quaker
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Famous people · Charlotte
5 famous people call Charlotte their birthplace
Best known of all is Cyrus Pringle, written about in 9 languages. Second place goes to the American specialized educator Caroline Yale, third to John A. Kasson. More than half were born in the early republic, 5 in all. From Frances Titus in 1816 to Caroline Yale in 1848, the births cover 32 years.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Cyrus Pringle
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
Frances Titus
Youngest
1848
Caroline Yale
What stands out about Charlotte’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Charlotte’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1820s than in any other decade: 2.
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Born in Charlotte
Cyrus Pringle has articles in 9 languages, Caroline Yale in 8 and John A. Kasson in 6.
#1#2#3Politics & Law
John A. Kasson
1822–1910Member of U.S House of Representatives and an Ambassador
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Charlotte is known for
The largest field is Science & Medicine, with 1 people.
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A further 2 follow, born between 1816 and 1828.
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The longest list nearby is Hinesburg’s, with 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Charlotte 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 (11)
- Cyrus Pringle: Cyrus Pringle (1838-1911), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Yale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Kasson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Titus: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abel E. Leavenworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ossian Ray: From the January 1888 edition of "The Granite State Monthly", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Dante DiMartino: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Skinner: Joseph Gaston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eva Munson Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin F. Allen: "The Vermonter" magazine, July 1900, page 230, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Higby: New York : J. T. White company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons