#1Famous people · Dorset
3 famous people call Dorset their birthplace
Truman Howe Bartlett, the American sculptor, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Leonard Sargeant and Samuel Cram Jackson. Of the bordering towns, Danby has the longest list: 4, with John G. Otis at the top. Born in 1793, Leonard Sargeant is the first name on record, and Truman Howe Bartlett, born in 1835, the most recent.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Truman Howe Bartlett
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1793
Leonard Sargeant
Youngest
1835
Truman Howe Bartlett
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Dorset
Truman Howe Bartlett has articles in 5 languages, Leonard Sargeant in 3 and Samuel Cram Jackson in 3.
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What Dorset is known for
1 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
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A chosen home
Also called Dorset home
Born elsewhere, Charlotte Ayanna lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Danby counts 4 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dorset 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 (5)
- Truman Howe Bartlett: Olin Levi Warner, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonard Sargeant: Horace Bundy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Cram Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John G. Otis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Brooks Gleason: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons