#1Famous people · East Dorset
East Dorset has one famous person on record
Bill W., the founder of Alcoholics anonymous, was born in 1895. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. 22 languages have an article about them. In Vermont, 222 towns have someone on the list.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Bill W.
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Bill W.
The best known
Born in East Dorset
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East 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 (1)
- Bill W.: A. A. World Services Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons