#1Military
William Freeman Vilas
1840–1908Union Army officer and politician
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Famous people · Chelsea
Of the 9 famous people born in Chelsea, an unusual share are leaders
William Freeman Vilas, the union Army officer and politician, is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. The American politician F. Ray Keyser ranks second, ahead of John Young. More than half were born in the early republic, 5 in all. Fewer than a quarter of the 218 towns in Vermont with famous people list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
William Freeman Vilas
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1802
John Young
Youngest
1927
F. Ray Keyser
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
What stands out about Chelsea’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Chelsea is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 4.3 times as common.
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 Chelsea’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 2 births.
Politics & LawMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Chelsea
Ranked by languages covered: William Freeman Vilas with 14, then F. Ray Keyser with 8 and John Young with 7.
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Everyone else born in Chelsea
The rest number 6, with 6 leaders among them.
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Famous people from the towns next door
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chelsea 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 (12)
- William Freeman Vilas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- F. Ray Keyser: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert S. Hale: George Levi Brown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lement Bacon: Hartford (Vermont) Historical Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Hale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter L. Kennedy: en:Barre Montpelier Times Argus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Whitney Curtis: Wisconsin Dairymen's Association, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hyrum Smith: Anderson, George Edward, 1860-1928 Original uploader was Sesmith at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Franklin Morris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Morse: Washington Morse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heman A. White: Jacob Ullery, author. Transcript Publishing Company (Brattleboro, VT), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons