#1Famous people · Jericho
Wilson Bentley tops a list of 6 famous people born in Jericho
Articles in 26 languages make the American photographer Wilson Bentley the best known. George Bliss is second and Jamey Driscoll third. From George Bliss to Jamey Driscoll, the births on the list run from 1813 to 1986. The list comes to 11.7 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Vermont, at 14.7.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Wilson Bentley
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1813
George Bliss
Youngest
1986
Jamey Driscoll
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Jericho’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Jericho’s famous people were born
The 1860s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsFaithBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Jericho
Wilson Bentley, George Bliss and Jamey Driscoll are written about in 26, 6 and 5 languages.
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What Jericho is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jericho 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)
- Wilson Bentley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Bliss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamey Driscoll: Jss224, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Fletcher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert T. King: Vermont Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chauncey W. Brownell: Burlington Building and Loan Association., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George F. Edmunds: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Cale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Willard: Charles Tuttle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons