#1Famous people · Pittsford
Pittsford is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Articles in 6 languages make the painter Hilda Belcher the best known. Second place goes to the American politician Benjamin Gates, third to Caleb Hopkins. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 13.8, close to the 14.7 of the typical Vermont town.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Hilda Belcher
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1770
Caleb Hopkins
Youngest
1881
Hilda Belcher
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Pittsford
Ranked by languages covered: Hilda Belcher with 6, then Benjamin Gates with 5 and Caleb Hopkins with 3.
#1
#2CH#3
Through the years
When Pittsford’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1880s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pittsford is known for
Share of Pittsford’s famous people in each field.
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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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Brandon’s, with 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pittsford 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 (5)
- Hilda Belcher: http://womenshistory.vermont.gov/PersonDetail/tabid/61/Default.aspx?personID=66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Gates: Walter J. Bigelow, Brattleboro, Vermont, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen A. Douglas: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Alexander Hesler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mortimer R. Proctor: Office of Governor Mortimer R. Proctor (Montpelier, VT)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Holmes Thomas: Middlebury College Archives, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons