#1Politics & Law
William Pitt Kellogg
1830–1918United States Senator and Governor of Louisiana
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Famous people · Orwell
Of the 8 famous people born in Orwell, an unusual share are leaders
Best known of all is William Pitt Kellogg, written about in 12 languages. Close behind are Louis Winslow Austin and John Catlin. The largest group, 6, was born in the early republic. Fewer than a quarter of the 216 towns in Vermont with famous people list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
William Pitt Kellogg
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1790
Azariah C. Flagg
Youngest
1978
Sarah E. Buxton
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Orwell’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Orwell is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 3 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.
Through the years
When Orwell’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1830s, with 2 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Orwell
Leaders take two of the three places.
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Everyone else born in Orwell
The other 5 span the years 1790 to 1978.
No one matches both filters.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Ticonderoga, at 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orwell 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 (11)
- William Pitt Kellogg: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Winslow Austin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Catlin: Daniel Steele Durrie (1819-1892), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Azariah C. Flagg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marsena E. Cutts: "The Iowa Legislature" (Des Moines, Iowa)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah E. Buxton: Vermontobserver, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Colver: Benjamin Haydon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi P. Morton: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus Wilmot Griswold: Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philetus Sawyer: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Atkins Merritt: Edwin Atkins Merritt (1828-1916), author., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons