#1Politics & Law
Dudley C. Haskell
1842–1883American politician and merchant
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Famous people · Springfield
12 famous people were born in Springfield, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
Articles in 8 languages make the American politician and merchant Dudley C. Haskell the best known. The American baseball player Daric Barton ranks second, ahead of Russell W. Porter. The largest group, 5, was born in the early republic. The list runs from Charles B. Hoard, born in 1805, to Daric Barton, born in 1985.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Dudley C. Haskell
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1805
Charles B. Hoard
Youngest
1985
Daric Barton
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Springfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Springfield is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 3.3 times the usual share.
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 Springfield’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1810s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Springfield
The three are covered in 8, 7 and 7 languages: Dudley C. Haskell, Daric Barton and Russell W. Porter.
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#3Writing & Arts
Russell W. Porter
1871–1949American artist, engineer, astronomer, and explorer
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Everyone else born in Springfield
Still to come: 9 more, from 1805 to 1978.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Charlestown: 14.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springfield 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 (10)
- Dudley C. Haskell: Mathew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daric Barton: shashiBellamkonda on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell W. Porter: Russell W. Porter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Hartness Flanders: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walbridge A. Field: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles B. Hoard: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin W. Stoughton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Glidden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Felt Evans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Billings: Photo by White, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons