#1Famous people · Richford
Richford is the birthplace of 6 famous people
The best known is the American politician E. Henry Powell, with articles in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are John Blaisdell Corliss and Nelson A. Kellogg. 4 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. The first birth on record is E. Henry Powell’s, in 1839, and the last R. G. LeTourneau’s, in 1888.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
E. Henry Powell
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1839
E. Henry Powell
Youngest
1888
R. G. LeTourneau
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Richford
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3Through the years
When Richford’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 3 births.
Politics & LawSportsScience & MedicineWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Richford is known for
Richford has 2.4× the usual share of leaders.
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 Richford
Still to come: 3 more, from 1869 to 1888.
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Of the towns around it, Berkshire has the most on record: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richford 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)
- E. Henry Powell: Edwin Mortimer Haynes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Blaisdell Corliss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson A. Kellogg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max L. Powell: Walter Hill Crockett, author. Century History Company (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Foss: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Mason Hopper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons