HB#1
Famous people · Wallingford
Wallingford is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Heloise Brainerd, the American activist, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Behind the leader come Alvin Jewett Johnson and Samuel T. Douglass. Born in 1814, Samuel T. Douglass is the first name on record, and Heloise Brainerd, born in 1881, the most recent. More are leaders than anything else, 2 in all.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Heloise Brainerd
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1814
Samuel T. Douglass
Youngest
1881
Heloise Brainerd
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Wallingford
By how many languages cover them, Heloise Brainerd comes first (5), then Alvin Jewett Johnson (3) and Samuel T. Douglass (3).
AJ#2
Writing & Arts
Alvin Jewett Johnson
1827–188419th century United-States cartographer
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Wallingford’s famous people were born
The 1880s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wallingford is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Wallingford.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wallingford 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)
- Samuel T. Douglass: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ella Maria Ballou: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Tisdale Hodges: Reprinted in "Rutland Historical Society Quarterly". Volume 29, Number 4. October, 2009., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Cook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Royce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons