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Famous people · Milton
Milton is the birthplace of 5 famous people
The best known is the American astronomer Albert Whitford, with articles in 9 languages. Leo Crowley is second and Willis Cole third. In the age of mills and railroads, 4 were born, the most of any period. The list runs from Willis Cole, born in 1882, to Mike Saunders, born in 1969.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Albert Whitford
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1882
Willis Cole
Youngest
1969
Mike Saunders
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Milton
Ranked by languages covered: Albert Whitford with 9, then Leo Crowley with 4 and Willis Cole with 3.
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Through the years
When Milton’s famous people were born
The 1900s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsScience & MedicineBusinessWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Milton is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Milton
A further 2 follow, born between 1908 and 1969.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Fulton’s, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Milton 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)
- Leo Crowley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles R. Van Hise: Original owned by the University of Wisconsin Archives: Meuer I:54. William J. Meuer Photoart Collection, Image number M293 in University of Wisconsin photographic history, vol I (1889-1910), [Portraits of U. W. faculty, p. 55, marked "Curtis 1958"(…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Kindlin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons