#1Famous people · Royalton
Leaders stand out among the 7 famous people born in Royalton
Most widely known is Truman Henry Safford, the American astronomer, with articles in 13 languages. More than half were born in the early republic, 7 in all. Fewer than a quarter of the 218 towns in Vermont with famous people list more. The oldest name on the list belongs to Elias Smith, born in 1804, the newest to Truman Henry Safford, born in 1836.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Truman Henry Safford
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1804
Elias Smith
Youngest
1836
Truman Henry Safford
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Royalton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Royalton is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 3.4 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Royalton’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1800s, with 2 births.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Royalton
Two of the three are leaders.
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Everyone else born in Royalton
4 more names, born between 1804 and 1823.
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Randolph leads the towns around it, with 16 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Royalton 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 (11)
- Truman Henry Safford: Southworth & Hawes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Durkee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dudley Chase Denison: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick H. Billings: Contemporary portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elias Smith: Charles Roscoe Savage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zosia Mamet: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hyrum Smith: Anderson, George Edward, 1860-1928 Original uploader was Sesmith at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Judah Dana: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Smith: Lucian Rose Foster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Eaton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons