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Writing & Arts
Larry Bissonnette
born 1957American autistic artist and activist
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Famous people · Winooski
4 famous people call Winooski their birthplace
The best known is the American autistic artist and activist Larry Bissonnette, with articles in 3 languages. Peter Clavelle is second and Ralph LaPointe third. The list comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 residents, below the 14.7 of the typical town in Vermont. 2 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Larry Bissonnette
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1922
Ralph LaPointe
Youngest
1957
Larry Bissonnette
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Winooski
The three are covered in 3, 3 and 2 languages: Larry Bissonnette, Peter Clavelle and Ralph LaPointe.
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Through the years
When Winooski’s famous people were born
Most were born between 1920 and 1969 (4); the busiest decade is the 1920s (2).
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Winooski is known for
Share of Winooski’s famous people in each field.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Burlington, with 55.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winooski 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 (3)
- Peter Clavelle: Town Meeting TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Dewey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerstin Anderson: Tbardenvt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons