#1Science & Medicine
Andrew Ellicott Douglass
1867–1962American astronomer and dendrochronologist
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Famous people · Windsor
18 famous people were born in Windsor, more of them leaders than in most towns
Articles in 20 languages make the American astronomer and dendrochronologist Andrew Ellicott Douglass the best known. 9 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The list comes to 50.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 14.7 in the typical town in Vermont. Fewer than a quarter of the 215 towns in Vermont with famous people list more.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Andrew Ellicott Douglass
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1775
Nathaniel Simonds
Youngest
1960
Matt Salinger
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people
What stands out about Windsor’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Windsor is known for
Windsor has 2.4× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Windsor’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1800s come out on top, with 4 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Windsor
First, Andrew Ellicott Douglass (20 languages), then Matt Salinger (19) and Carlos Coolidge (8).
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Everyone else born in Windsor
15 more names, born between 1775 and 1955.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Cornish has the most people on record, 8 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Windsor 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 (8)
- Andrew Ellicott Douglass: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James L. Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen William Shaw: Stephen William Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Valentine B. Horton: Julian Vannerson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dahlov Ipcar: William Zorach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter K. Farnsworth: Historical Publishing Company, East Burke, Vermont, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Salmon P. Chase: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Billings: Photo by White, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons