#1Famous people · Weathersfield
5 famous people call Weathersfield their birthplace
The best known is the American inventor Charles E. Billings, with articles in 4 languages. Close behind are Don A. J. Upham and Edgar J. Sherman. Most were born in the early republic: 4 of them. Born in 1804, Isaac F. Redfield is the first name on record, and Bartlett Richards, born in 1862, the most recent.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Charles E. Billings
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1804
Isaac F. Redfield
Youngest
1862
Bartlett Richards
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Weathersfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Weathersfield’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1830s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Weathersfield
Languages with an article: 4 for Charles E. Billings, 3 for Don A. J. Upham, 3 for Edgar J. Sherman.
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What Weathersfield is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.9 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.
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2 more, from 1804 to 1862.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Weathersfield 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 (9)
- Charles E. Billings: Photo by White, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don A. J. Upham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar J. Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac F. Redfield: Jacob G. Ullery, author. Transcript Publishing Company (Brattleboro, VT), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bartlett Richards: Hillshistory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Ellicott Douglass: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Cochran: UPI Photos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dudley C. Haskell: Mathew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nettie Stevens: Carnegie Institution of Washington (according to the back of the photograph, visible at the download page) Restored by Adam Cuerden., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons