Photo: The original uploader was Redjar at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0Chittenden has yet to put a famous person on the list
Of the towns next door, Brandon lists the most: 12, with Stephen A. Douglas first. 217 towns across Vermont can name a famous person born there. The longest list in Vermont is Burlington’s, with 55 names. Bennington has the second-longest list in Vermont, after Burlington, with 42.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Chittenden), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Chittenden has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Chittenden
Of the towns nearby, 4 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chittenden 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 (2)
- Stephen A. Douglas: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Alexander Hesler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilda Belcher: http://womenshistory.vermont.gov/PersonDetail/tabid/61/Default.aspx?personID=66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons