#1Famous people · Shaftsbury
Leaders stand out among the 9 famous people born in Shaftsbury
At the top of the list is the American politician Jacob M. Howard, covered in 12 languages. Abram B. Olin, the united States federal judge, comes second, with Henry Olin third. The largest group, 6, was born in the early republic. Over 204 years of births, the list goes from Henry Olin (1768) to Nicole Levesque (1972).
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Jacob M. Howard
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1768
Henry Olin
Youngest
1972
Nicole Levesque
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Shaftsbury’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Shaftsbury’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1800s than in any other decade: 2.
Politics & LawFaithBusinessSportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Shaftsbury is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.7 times.
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 Shaftsbury
The three best known are all leaders.
#1
#2HO#3
Everyone
Everyone else born in Shaftsbury
Another 6, the earliest born in 1785.
Charlotte S. Winchell
1836–1926American educator, social reformer, foreign missionary worker
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The longest list nearby is Bennington’s, with 42.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shaftsbury 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)
- Jacob M. Howard: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abram B. Olin: Washington: McClees & Beck, publishers. Julian Vannerson, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte S. Winchell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George L. Buck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leander P. Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heman Dyer: Book Author: Agnes Lynch Starrett, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cynthia Gibb: DPNews, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Cornell: TonyTheTiger at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons