#1Famous people · Proctor
9 famous people from Proctor, many of them leaders
The best known is the American politician Mortimer R. Proctor, with articles in 8 languages. Behind the leader come Redfield Proctor, Jr. and Bernard Joseph Flanagan. The largest group, 6, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Thomas E. Drew, born in 1950, is the youngest, and Redfield Proctor, Jr., born in 1879, the first on record.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Mortimer R. Proctor
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Redfield Proctor, Jr.
Youngest
1950
Thomas E. Drew
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Proctor’s famous people
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What Proctor is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.1 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Proctor
Languages with an article: 8 for Mortimer R. Proctor, 8 for Redfield Proctor, Jr., 6 for Bernard Joseph Flanagan.
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When Proctor’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1890s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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Of the other 6, 2 are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Proctor 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)
- Mortimer R. Proctor: Office of Governor Mortimer R. Proctor (Montpelier, VT)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Redfield Proctor, Jr.: Bain News Service, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Bowman: University of Vermont, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph A. Foote: en:Rutland Daily Herald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas E. Drew: U.S. Army Public Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilda Belcher: http://womenshistory.vermont.gov/PersonDetail/tabid/61/Default.aspx?personID=66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons