#1Science & Medicine
Elmina M. Roys Gavitt
1828–1898American physician; medical journal founder, editor-in-chief
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Famous people · Fletcher
4 famous people were born in Fletcher
Elmina M. Roys Gavitt leads the list, covered in 7 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Milo White, third to Elias Bellows Holmes. Leaders make up the largest group, 3 of them. The first birth on record is Elias Bellows Holmes’, in 1807, and the last Donly C. Hawley’s, in 1855.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Elmina M. Roys Gavitt
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1807
Elias Bellows Holmes
Youngest
1855
Donly C. Hawley
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Fletcher
The three are covered in 7, 6 and 4 languages: Elmina M. Roys Gavitt, Milo White and Elias Bellows Holmes.
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Politics & Law
Elias Bellows Holmes
1807–1866U.S. Representative from New York
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Fletcher’s famous people were born
The 1820s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Politics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fletcher is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 3.6 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fletcher 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 (6)
- Elmina M. Roys Gavitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milo White: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donly C. Hawley: Hiram Carleton, author. Lewis Publishing Company (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester A. Arthur: Abraham Bogardus / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harmon Northrop Morse: Schaefer & Sons, photographer; Louis P. Dieterick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Israel Bush Richardson: Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons