#1Famous people · Danby
4 famous people call Danby their birthplace
The best known is the American politician John G. Otis, with articles in 7 languages. Close behind are Carroll William Dodge and Silas L. Griffith. The first birth on record is Silas L. Griffith’s, in 1837, and the last Carroll William Dodge’s, in 1895. More are leaders than anything else, 2 in all.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
John G. Otis
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1837
Silas L. Griffith
Youngest
1895
Carroll William Dodge
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Danby
The three are covered in 7, 6 and 2 languages: John G. Otis, Carroll William Dodge and Silas L. Griffith.
#1CD#2
Science & Medicine
Carroll William Dodge
1895–1988American botanist and mycologist
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
SG#3
Business
Silas L. Griffith
1837–1903American businessman and politician
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Danby’s famous people were born
The 1830s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Danby is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Danby
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Pawlet, at 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Danby 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 (3)
- John G. Otis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Truman Howe Bartlett: Olin Levi Warner, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Royce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons