#1Famous people · Winhall
3 famous people were born in Winhall
The best known is the American physician Rachel Brooks Gleason, with articles in 6 languages. Lewis A. Grant, the united States Army Medal of Honor recipient, comes second, with Franklin Stearns third. From Franklin Stearns in 1815 to Lewis A. Grant in 1828, the births cover 13 years. Of the bordering towns, Jamaica has the longest list: 10, with Florence Lee at the top.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Rachel Brooks Gleason
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1815
Franklin Stearns
Youngest
1828
Lewis A. Grant
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Winhall
Rachel Brooks Gleason, Lewis A. Grant and Franklin Stearns are written about in 6, 4 and 1 languages.
#1#2Military
Lewis A. Grant
1828–1918United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Winhall is known for
Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 1 people.
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Close by, Jamaica counts 10 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winhall 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 (6)
- Rachel Brooks Gleason: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis A. Grant: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin Stearns: Photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Lee: Melbourne Spurr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest W. Gibson: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Truman Howe Bartlett: Olin Levi Warner, CC0, Wikimedia Commons