#12 famous people were born in Isle La Motte
Nelson W. Fisk, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The list has one more: the American politician Henry W. Hill. Of the towns next door, Champlain lists the most: 7, with Samuel Curtis first. The first birth on record is Henry W. Hill’s, in 1853, and the last Nelson W. Fisk’s, in 1854.


Born in Isle La Motte
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Champlain lists the most people: 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Isle La Motte 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)
- Nelson W. Fisk: Lawrence Barinerd 2nd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry W. Hill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Curtis: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willis Sweet: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert John Kirby: World Wide Photo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons


