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Famous people · Vershire

4 famous people call Vershire their birthplace

The best known is the united States federal judge George Franklin Morris, with articles in 4 languages. Behind the leader come Harris Sawyer Richardson and Henry Keyes. The earliest on the list is Henry Keyes, born in 1810, and the youngest Harris Sawyer Richardson, born in 1887. More are leaders than anything else, 3 in all.

#1 best knownGeorge Franklin MorrisPolitics & Law · 1866–1953
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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
George Franklin Morris
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1810
Henry Keyes
Youngest
1887
Harris Sawyer Richardson
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known

Born in Vershire

The three best known are all leaders.

George Franklin Morris#1
Politics & Law

George Franklin Morris

1866–1953

United States federal judge

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Harris Sawyer Richardson#2
Politics & Law

Harris Sawyer Richardson

1887–1976

American politician in Massachusetts

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
HK#3
Politics & Law

Henry Keyes

1810–1870

American politician

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Vershire’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1860s than in any other decade: 1.

A new nationMills & railroads180018501900Fanny Titus HazenHarris Sawyer RichardsonGeorge Franklin Morris
Politics & LawScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Vershire is known for

Leaders stand out most, at 3.6 times the usual share.

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 Vershire

1 more, best known first.

Fanny Titus Hazen

Fanny Titus Hazen

1840–1930

Army nurse in American Civil War

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
A chosen home

Also called Vershire home

Born elsewhere, Marion Pritchard lived here.

Marion Pritchard

Marion Pritchard

1920–2016

Dutch-American social worker

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The best known from each town bordering Vershire.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vershire 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.

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