#1Politics & Law
Jonathan Hunt
1787–1832Politician from the U.S. state of Vermont
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Famous people · Vernon
4 famous people call Vernon their birthplace
Best known of all is Jonathan Hunt, written about in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are John E. Moran and Rachel Oakes Preston. Over 69 years of births, the list goes from Jonathan Hunt (1787) to John E. Moran (1856). The list comes to 14.8 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Vermont, at 14.7.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Jonathan Hunt
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1787
Jonathan Hunt
Youngest
1856
John E. Moran
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Vernon
Ranked by languages covered: Jonathan Hunt with 6, then John E. Moran with 3 and Rachel Oakes Preston with 2.
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#2Military
John E. Moran
1856–1930Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient
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Through the years
When Vernon’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1780s than in any other decade: 1.
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Also called Vernon home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Vernon, though born elsewhere.
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The best known from each town bordering Vernon.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vernon 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)
- Jonathan Hunt: Ken Gallager, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Moran: "San Francisco Examiner" (San Francisco, CA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- JoJo: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Phelps: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Anderson Dana: Copyright 1895 by B. J. Falk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons