#1Famous people · Weston
2 famous people call Weston their birthplace
Articles in 10 languages make the American politician Aaron H. Cragin the best known. The list has one more: the American politician Joseph A. Gilmore. Next door, the list for Andover holds 4, Albert Gutterson first. Joseph A. Gilmore (1811) and Aaron H. Cragin (1821) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Aaron H. Cragin
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1811
Joseph A. Gilmore
Youngest
1821
Aaron H. Cragin
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Weston
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Weston 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)
- Aaron H. Cragin: "McClees' Gallery of Photographic Portraits of the Senators, Representatives & Delegates of the Thirty-Fifth Congress". McClees & Beck (Washington, DC), publisher. Julian Vannerson (b. 1827), photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph A. Gilmore: Elizabeth Ballister Bates, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Gutterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Cook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest W. Gibson: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons