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Joseph Smith
1805–1844American religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement
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Famous people · Sharon
Joseph Smith leads the 5 famous people born in Sharon
Articles about Joseph Smith exist in 107 languages. The American judge Jason Downer ranks second, ahead of John Spaulding. In the early republic, 5 were born, the most of any period. Asa W. Farr, born in 1821, is the youngest, and Jabez Parkhurst, born in 1785, the first on record.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Joseph Smith
in 107 Wikipedia languages
First
1785
Jabez Parkhurst
Youngest
1821
Asa W. Farr
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Sharon’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Sharon
The three are covered in 107, 3 and 2 languages: Joseph Smith, Jason Downer and John Spaulding.
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Through the years
When Sharon’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1800s come out on top, with 1 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Sharon is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.9 times.
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 Sharon
2 more, 2 of them leaders.
Jabez Parkhurst
1785–1865American lawyer, abolitionist, and politician 1785-1866
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Of the towns around it, Norwich has the most on record: 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sharon 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 (5)
- Joseph Smith: Lucian Rose Foster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Downer: Wisconsin Court Website, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Bush: George_Bush1796.jpg: Original uploader was Jewbacca at en.wikipedia derivative work: Beao, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Judah Dana: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Truman Henry Safford: Southworth & Hawes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons