#1Famous people · Morristown
L. M. Shaw tops a list of 5 famous people born in Morristown
L. M. Shaw, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. Close behind are H. Henry Powers and Austin P. Cristy. The oldest name on the list belongs to H. Henry Powers, born in 1835, the newest to Gloria Wing, born in 1931. The list comes to 8.7 for every 10,000 residents, below the 14.7 of the typical town in Vermont.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
L. M. Shaw
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1835
H. Henry Powers
Youngest
1931
Gloria Wing
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known
Born in Morristown
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3Through the years
When Morristown’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1840s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
Politics & LawBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Morristown is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 3.8 times as common.
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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Everyone else born in Morristown
Of the other 2, 2 are leaders.
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Close by, the fullest list is Stowe’s, at 8 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Morristown 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)
- L. M. Shaw: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. Henry Powers: Jacob G. Ullery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin P. Cristy: Nutt, Charles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Dutton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harmon Northrop Morse: Schaefer & Sons, photographer; Louis P. Dieterick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons