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Famous people · St. Johnsbury
Of the 30 famous people born in St. Johnsbury, an unusual share are leaders
At the top of the list is the American journalist Chris Hedges, covered in 28 languages. 12 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The list runs from Lemuel Hastings Arnold, born in 1792, to Patrick Seymour, born in 1997. Fewer than a quarter of the 218 towns in Vermont with famous people list more.
Born here
30
notable people
Best known
Chris Hedges
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1792
Lemuel Hastings Arnold
Youngest
1997
Patrick Seymour
Most common field
Politics & Law
13 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about St. Johnsbury’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What St. Johnsbury is known for
Ministers and preachers stand out most, at 5.9 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.
The best known
Born in St. Johnsbury
Ranked by languages covered: Chris Hedges with 28, then Bob Smith with 14 and Frederick G. Fleetwood with 8.
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#3Through the years
When St. Johnsbury’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1870s, at 4.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFaithMilitarySportsFilm, TV & StageNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in St. Johnsbury
27 more, best known first.
Max D. Gilfillan
1894–1954American football coach and college athletics administrator
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A chosen home
Also called St. Johnsbury home
One more notable person made the town home: Thomas P. Grazulis.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Danville lists the most people: 11.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Johnsbury 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 (25)
- Frederick G. Fleetwood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lemuel Hastings Arnold: James Sullivan Lincoln, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin Fairbanks: Jacob G. Ullery, compiler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellery Albee Hibbard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erastus Snow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Rodgers: Town Meeting TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Maria Sheldon Wright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- M. Jane Kitchel: ORCA Media, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Andrew Willard: Supreme Court of the Philippines, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry A. "Paddy" Flint: U.S. Army Signal Corps photo., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Gates: Andrew Jenson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Dubuc: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Fairbanks: American National Red Cross photograph collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milo Parker Jewett: Contemporary photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harland Bradley Howe: Katherine M. H. Blackford, M.D and Arthur Newcomb, authors. New York Review of Reviews, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry O'Malley: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leigh Noyes: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hosmer Morse: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Wallace Parker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max D. Gilfillan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zerubbabel Snow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thaddeus Stevens: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Flanders: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Willard: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Ross: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons