#1Famous people · Stowe
Stowe’s famous people span 156 years: 8 births from 1832 to 1988
At the top of the list is the Catholic missionary Joseph Dutton, covered in 9 languages. Second and third on the list are Elle Anderson and George Whitman Hendee. Since 1970, 4 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 15.1 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Vermont, at 14.7.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Joseph Dutton
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1832
George Whitman Hendee
Youngest
1988
Elle Anderson
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Stowe’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Stowe’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1840s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsPolitics & LawFaithWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Stowe
Ranked by languages covered: Joseph Dutton with 9, then Elle Anderson with 7 and George Whitman Hendee with 7.
#1
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#3Known for
What Stowe is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 3 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 Stowe
Still to come: 5 more, from 1842 to 1982.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Stowe home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Stowe, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Waterbury’s, with 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stowe 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 (9)
- Joseph Dutton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elle Anderson: Hoebele, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Whitman Hendee: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter J. Bigelow: William Richard Cutter, editor. Lewis Historical Publishing Company (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fritz Wiessner: John Rupley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Dillingham: William Paul Dillingham (1843-1923) in 1904.tif, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- L. M. Shaw: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harmon Northrop Morse: Schaefer & Sons, photographer; Louis P. Dieterick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Cale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons