#1Famous people · Montpelier
Of the 31 famous people born in Montpelier, an unusual share are soldiers and sailors
The best known is the American politician and lawyer Patrick Leahy, with articles in 44 languages. Second and third on the list are George Dewey and John Mellen Thurston. In the early republic, 13 were born, the most of any period. The list runs from Hannibal Day, born in 1804, to Amanda Pelkey, born in 1993.
Born here
31
notable people
Best known
Patrick Leahy
in 44 Wikipedia languages
First
1804
Hannibal Day
Youngest
1993
Amanda Pelkey
Most common field
Politics & Law
11 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Montpelier’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Montpelier is known for
Soldiers and sailors 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.
The best known
Born in Montpelier
First, Patrick Leahy (44 languages), then George Dewey (27) and John Mellen Thurston (9).
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#3Through the years
When Montpelier’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsMilitaryNotableFaithMusicBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Montpelier
A further 28 follow, born between 1804 and 1993.
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A chosen home
Also called Montpelier home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Montpelier, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Berlin counts 5 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Montpelier 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 (23)
- Patrick Leahy: U.S. Senate Photographic Services; Renee Bouchard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Dewey: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mellen Thurston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Pelkey: BDZ Sports, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bollinger: Dorit Kehr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Payne Burgess: Ruth Payne Burgess, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brendan Lane: User:STB-1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard A. Cody: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Waterman Wood: Thomas Waterman Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliakim Persons Walton: McClees & Beck, Washington, D.C., from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2010648580/, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Cate: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Illuzzi: BrattleboroNews, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Charles Fitzgerald: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angie F. Newman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett L. Fullam: Jeremiah2318, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hannibal Day: Massachusetts Commandery of MOLLUS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wesley Fitzgerald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel C. Upham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Gisborne: Kenneth Dupee Swan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Prentiss: A. F. Brooks, artist., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William T. Doyle: Office of Senator Bernie Sanders, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chauncey L. Knapp: McClees & Beck (Washington), publishers. Julian Vannerson, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Denny Campbell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons