#1Famous people · Danville
Of the 11 famous people born in Danville, an unusual share are leaders
Thaddeus Stevens, the American statesman, is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. In the early republic, 8 were born, the most of any period. Born in 1790, Benjamin F. Deming is the first name on record, and Beth Chamberlin, born in 1963, the most recent. Only 16 of the 216 towns in Vermont with anyone on record list more.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Thaddeus Stevens
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1790
Benjamin F. Deming
Youngest
1963
Beth Chamberlin
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Danville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Danville is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.6 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 Danville’s famous people were born
The 1790s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawNotableFilm, TV & StageMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Danville
Counted by languages, Thaddeus Stevens is ahead of Beth Chamberlin and Arthur Merton Chickering: 28, 8 and 7.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Danville
8 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Danville home
Born elsewhere, M. Jane Kitchel lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
St. Johnsbury leads the towns around it, with 30 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Danville 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 (9)
- Thaddeus Stevens: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles P. Mattocks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asa P. Blunt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer B. Johnston: AKSenMajority, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Eastman Ward: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- M. Jane Kitchel: ORCA Media, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Brinton McClellan Harvey: George_Brinton_McClellan_Harvey.jpg: Harris & Ewing derivative work: Jbarta, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Flanders: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Taylor: Charles R. Cummings (White River Junction, VT), editor and publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons