#1Famous people · Sudbury
Sudbury has one famous person on record
The American politician Edwin Atkins Merritt was born in 1828. Their birth falls in the early republic. 2 languages have an article about them. Of the bordering towns, Brandon has the longest list: 12, with Stephen A. Douglas at the top.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Edwin Atkins Merritt
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1828
Edwin Atkins Merritt
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Sudbury
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Of the towns around it, Brandon has the most on record: 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sudbury 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)
- Edwin Atkins Merritt: Edwin Atkins Merritt (1828-1916), author., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen A. Douglas: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Alexander Hesler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Pitt Kellogg: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philetus Sawyer: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Holmes Thomas: Middlebury College Archives, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons