#1Famous people · Pittsfield
9 famous people come from Pittsfield, Ryan Carnes the best known
Articles in 19 languages make the American actor Ryan Carnes the best known. The American actor and puppeteer Timothy M. Rose ranks second, ahead of Charles Russell Davis. 2 were born in 1970 or later. James E. Flynn (1842) and Ryan Carnes (1982) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Ryan Carnes
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1842
James E. Flynn
Youngest
1982
Ryan Carnes
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Pittsfield
Performers take two of the three places.
#1
#2Film, TV & Stage
Timothy M. Rose
born 1942American actor and puppeteer
12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
Charles Russell Davis
1849–1930American politician, Minnesota
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Pittsfield’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1840s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMilitarySports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pittsfield is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.6 times.
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 Pittsfield
6 more, 2 of them leaders.
Edith Ronald Mirrielees
1878–1962Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
James E. Flynn
1842–1913American soldier (1842–1913); recipient of the Medal of Honor
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pittsfield 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)
- Ryan Carnes: Greg Hernandez from California, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy M. Rose: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Russell Davis: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell W. Keeney: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Ronald Mirrielees: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James E. Flynn: Shores, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons