#1Politics & Law
William W. Stickney
1853–1932American attorney and politician from Vermont
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Famous people · Plymouth
Plymouth is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Most widely known is William W. Stickney, the American attorney and politician from Vermont, with articles in 7 languages. Second place goes to the American politician John Calvin Coolidge, Sr., third to Henry Moses Pollard. The largest group, 4, was born in the early republic. Over 40 years of births, the list goes from Achsa W. Sprague (1827) to Hiland Orlando Stickney (1867).
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
William W. Stickney
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1827
Achsa W. Sprague
Youngest
1867
Hiland Orlando Stickney
Most common field
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3 people
What stands out about Plymouth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Plymouth’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1850s, with 1 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Plymouth
William W. Stickney has articles in 7 languages, John Calvin Coolidge, Sr. in 6 and Henry Moses Pollard in 4.
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What Plymouth is known for
Plymouth has 2.9× the usual share of leaders.
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The neighbour with the most names is Mount Holly, at 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plymouth 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 (8)
- William W. Stickney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Calvin Coolidge, Sr.: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Moses Pollard: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Achsa W. Sprague: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hiland Orlando Stickney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Cook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zadock Thompson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Emery Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons