Famous people · Derby Center
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Derby Center
The best known of them is Theodore Robinson, with articles in 19 languages. Charles Kendall Adams, born in Derby, 1 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Derby Center is on record yet. The longest list in Vermont is Burlington’s, with 55 names.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Theodore Robinson
Best known
Theodore Robinson
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Derby Center’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Derby Center
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles Carroll Colby
1827–1907Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician
Lucy Mabel Hall-Brown
1843–1907American physician, professor of physiology and hygiene, physician to Vassar College
Helen Maria Winslow
1851–1938American novelist, poet, feminist editor, publisher, journalist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Derby Center and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (15)
- Theodore Robinson: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Tabor: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Kendall Adams: The original uploader was Xtreambar at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carroll S. Page: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Maria Winslow: Helen Maria Winslow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Portus Baxter: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isabel Barrows: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Mabel Hall-Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Ripley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Tyler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry A. Black: "The Vermonter" magazine (St. Albans, VT), volumes 25-27., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Bartlett, Jr.: Edward F. Hartley (1847-1887), 309 West Madison Street, Chicago., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Carroll Colby: William James Topley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Henry Powell: Edwin Mortimer Haynes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Blaisdell Corliss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons