#1Politics & Law
George F. Edmunds
1828–1919Republican U.S. Senator from Vermont
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Famous people · Richmond
4 famous people were born in Richmond from 1823 to 1993
George F. Edmunds leads the list, covered in 9 languages. Second and third on the list are Cody Arens and John Phillips. More are leaders than anything else, 2 in all. For its size the list is short: 9.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 14.7 in the typical Vermont town.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
George F. Edmunds
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1823
John Phillips
Youngest
1993
Cody Arens
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Richmond
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#3Politics & Law
John Phillips
1823–1903American politician in Wisconsin
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Through the years
When Richmond’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1820s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Richmond is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Richmond
1 more, best known first.
A chosen home
Also called Richmond home
One more notable person made the town home: John Maxwell Cohn.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Williston counts 8 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richmond 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 (7)
- George F. Edmunds: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Phillips: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Maxwell Cohn: Jalisco Campus Party, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chauncey W. Brownell: Burlington Building and Loan Association., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson Bentley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Damon Wayans Jr.: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Willard: Charles Tuttle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons