Famous people · West Burke
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of West Burke
The best known of them is Chris Hedges, with articles in 28 languages. Thomas Bartlett, Jr., born in Sutton, 3 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from West Burke yet. Famous people are on record for 218 of the towns in Vermont.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Chris Hedges
Best known
Chris Hedges
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Burke’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Burke
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles P. Mattocks
1840–1910U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Burke and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (13)
- Thaddeus Stevens: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Robinson: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Willard: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick G. Fleetwood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles J. Bell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lemuel Hastings Arnold: James Sullivan Lincoln, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Portus Baxter: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles P. Mattocks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isabel Barrows: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Hibbard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Bartlett, Jr.: Edward F. Hartley (1847-1887), 309 West Madison Street, Chicago., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Franklin Bingham: unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons