#1Politics & Law
Chester A. Arthur
1829–1886President of the United States from 1881 to 1885
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Famous people · Fairfield
6 famous people were born in Fairfield, more of them leaders than in most towns
Chester A. Arthur leads the list, covered in 132 languages. Second and third on the list are Consuelo N. Bailey and Bradley Barlow. The largest group, 5, was born in the early republic. From Jeptha Bradley in 1802 to Consuelo N. Bailey in 1899, the births cover 97 years.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Chester A. Arthur
in 132 Wikipedia languages
First
1802
Jeptha Bradley
Youngest
1899
Consuelo N. Bailey
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Fairfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Fairfield
The three best known are all leaders.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Consuelo N. Bailey
1899–1976American lawyer and politician
10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Fairfield is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 4 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 Fairfield’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1820s, at 1.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Fairfield
3 more, 2 of them leaders.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Bakersfield leads the towns around it, with 6 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairfield 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)
- Chester A. Arthur: Abraham Bogardus / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Consuelo N. Bailey: "Brattleboro Daily Reformer" (Brattleboro, VT)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradley Barlow: Jacob G. Ullery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Burton Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elijah B. Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmina M. Roys Gavitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heber C. Kimball: Heber_Chase_Kimball.png: Kes47 derivative work: --ARTEST4ECHO talk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Israel Bush Richardson: Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Mason Hopper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons