#1Famous people · Norwich
Most of the 12 famous people born in Norwich came into the world in the early republic
The best known is the American biblical scholar and pastor George Bush, with articles in 7 languages. Per head, the list is long: 33 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Vermont has 14.7. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names. From Alden Partridge to Andrew Wheating, the births on the list run from 1785 to 1987.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
George Bush
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1785
Alden Partridge
Youngest
1987
Andrew Wheating
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Norwich’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Norwich’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1790s, at 2.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsFaithScience & MedicineMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Norwich
Counted by languages, George Bush is ahead of Jonathan Finer and Allen Hazen: 7, 7 and 6.
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What Norwich is known for
Norwich has 2.5× the usual share of writers and artists.
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 Norwich
Another 9, 3 of them writers and artists.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Norwich home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Peter Welch.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Hanover counts 56 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Norwich 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)
- George Bush: George_Bush1796.jpg: Original uploader was Jewbacca at en.wikipedia derivative work: Beao, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Finer: Executive Office of the President of the United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Hazen: Publisher--New England Water Works Association, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alden Partridge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Wheating: Andre Chinn, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halsey J. Boardman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Welch: US House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Macaulay: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Wells: Henry Bryan Hall († 1884), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Cushing Read: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherburne Wesley Burnham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Smith: Lucian Rose Foster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons