#1Famous people · Westford
Westford is the birthplace of 7 famous people
At the top of the list is the American politician Luke P. Poland, covered in 9 languages. The American anarchist Steven T. Byington ranks second, ahead of William Cleaver Wilkinson. More than half were born in the early republic, 5 in all. Only 45 of the 218 towns in Vermont with anyone on record list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Luke P. Poland
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1815
Luke P. Poland
Youngest
1898
Dewey H. Perry
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Westford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Westford’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1830s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Politics & LawNotableWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Westford
Languages with an article: 9 for Luke P. Poland, 6 for Steven T. Byington, 6 for William Cleaver Wilkinson.
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What Westford is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2 times.
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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Everyone else born in Westford
4 more, from 1820 to 1898.
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Of the towns nearby, Milton lists the most people: 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westford 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 (11)
- Luke P. Poland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cleaver Wilkinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dewey H. Perry: "Burlington Free Press" (Burlington, VT)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philo Judson Farnsworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Seneca Haselton: Jacob G. Ullery, author. Transcript Publishing Company (Brattleboro, VT), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Torrey E. Wales: William S. Rann, author. D. Mason & Co. (Syracuse, NY), publisher. Via Internet Archive., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin E. Bryant: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Allen Barber: Western Historical Company (Chicago, IL)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harmon Northrop Morse: Schaefer & Sons, photographer; Louis P. Dieterick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Cale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Israel Bush Richardson: Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons