#1Famous people · Stockbridge
4 famous people were born in Stockbridge
Orestes Brownson, the American activist, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Second and third on the list are George Crockett Strong and Isaac S. Belcher. The earliest on the list is Orestes Brownson, born in 1803, and the youngest George Crockett Strong, born in 1832. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Orestes Brownson
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1803
Orestes Brownson
Youngest
1832
George Crockett Strong
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Stockbridge
By how many languages cover them, Orestes Brownson comes first (9), then George Crockett Strong (5) and Isaac S. Belcher (1).
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#3Through the years
When Stockbridge’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1820s, at 2.
Politics & LawMilitaryNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Stockbridge is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.
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 Stockbridge
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Barnard: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stockbridge 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)
- Orestes Brownson: George Peter Alexander Healy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Crockett Strong: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac S. Belcher: Moss Engraving Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Eaton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zadock Thompson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons