#1Famous people · Williamstown
Of the 14 famous people born in Williamstown, an unusual share are leaders
Thomas Davenport, the American inventor, is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. The American politician Charles Paine ranks second, ahead of Rollin White. More than half were born in the early republic, 11 in all. The list comes to 39.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 14.7 in the typical town in Vermont.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Thomas Davenport
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1794
Henry Johnson
Youngest
1907
Evalyn Bates
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
What stands out about Williamstown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Williamstown’s famous people were born
The 1810s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
Politics & LawNotableScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Williamstown is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Williamstown
Two of the three are scientists and doctors.
#1
#2RW#3
Science & Medicine
Rollin White
1817–1892American inventor, American Civil War industrialist, and Firearm designer
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Williamstown
11 more, best known first.
Henry Johnson
1794–186819th century American farmer and Kenosha County pioneer
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Joseph Raycroft
1867–1955American college basketball and football coach; American doctor
SportsWikipedia ↗
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The most names next door are in Northfield: 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Williamstown 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)
- Thomas Davenport: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Paine: GearedBull, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Marshall Howe: PennAve1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ella Seaver Owen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evalyn Bates: Goddard College, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Coughlin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney Graham: ORCA Media, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chauncey L. Knapp: McClees & Beck (Washington), publishers. Julian Vannerson, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heman A. White: Jacob Ullery, author. Transcript Publishing Company (Brattleboro, VT), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons