Photo: Curtis B. Johnson · Public domainNo famous person yet from Strafford
Of the bordering towns, Tunbridge has the longest list: 7, with Hyrum Smith at the top. Across Vermont, 215 towns list someone born there. Burlington’s 55 names make the longest list in Vermont. After Burlington, the next longest list in Vermont is Bennington’s, with 42.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Strafford), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Strafford has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Strafford
Close by, the fullest list is Tunbridge’s, at 7 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Strafford 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 (6)
- Hyrum Smith: Anderson, George Edward, 1860-1928 Original uploader was Sesmith at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Truman Henry Safford: Southworth & Hawes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherburne Wesley Burnham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Smith: Lucian Rose Foster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Franklin Morris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eben Pomeroy Colton: Jacob G. Ullery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons