#1Famous people · Guilford
Most of the 9 famous people born in Guilford came into the world in the early republic
Articles in 7 languages make the union Army general and politician Charles E. Phelps the best known. John W. Phelps, the union Army general from Vermont, comes second, with Thomas Martin Easterly third. Over 96 years of births, the list goes from Willbur Fisk (1792) to Clarence H. Thurber (1888). Only 26 of the 217 towns in Vermont with anyone on record list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Charles E. Phelps
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1792
Willbur Fisk
Youngest
1888
Clarence H. Thurber
Most common field
Military
2 people
What stands out about Guilford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Guilford’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1790s, with 3 births.
MilitaryWriting & ArtsFaithSportsBusinessScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Guilford
Two of the three are soldiers and sailors.
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What Guilford is known for
Share of Guilford’s famous people in each field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Guilford 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 (12)
- Charles E. Phelps: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Phelps: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Martin Easterly: Thomas Martin Easterly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willbur Fisk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hosea Ballou II: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence H. Thurber: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubbard L. Hart: Hart Line, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Maxwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- JoJo: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Kirke Brown: Unidentified photographer (Original uploader was Daderot at en.wikipedia), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Fisher Browne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Hunt: Ken Gallager, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons