#1Famous people · Walden
5 famous people were born in Walden
The best known is the American politician Charles J. Bell, with articles in 7 languages. The American writer Carrie Ellis Breck ranks second, ahead of George P. Foster. 5 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to George P. Foster, born in 1835, the newest to Carrie Ellis Breck, born in 1855.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Charles J. Bell
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1835
George P. Foster
Youngest
1855
Carrie Ellis Breck
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
What stands out about Walden’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Walden’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1840s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitaryNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Walden
Counted by languages, Charles J. Bell is ahead of Carrie Ellis Breck and George P. Foster: 7, 3 and 3.
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What Walden is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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The other 2 span the years 1837 to 1844.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Walden 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 (7)
- Charles J. Bell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrie Ellis Breck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George P. Foster: Frederick Clifton Pierce, author. W. B. Conkey Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah O. Livingston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Livingston Underwood: Condé Nast Publications, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee E. Emerson: Vermont Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew M. Blair: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons