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Famous people · Bernardston
4 famous people were born in Bernardston from 1772 to 1980
Adam Harrington, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. The American politician Samuel Clesson Allen ranks second, ahead of Henry W. Cushman. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them. The list’s best known name, Adam Harrington, dates from 1980.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Adam Harrington
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1772
Samuel Clesson Allen
Youngest
1980
Adam Harrington
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Bernardston
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When Bernardston’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 1 births.
Politics & LawSportsFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bernardston is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Bernardston
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Greenfield leads the towns around it, with 29 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bernardston 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 (5)
- Henry W. Cushman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Denison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Lacy: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Kirke Brown: Unidentified photographer (Original uploader was Daderot at en.wikipedia), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Stevens Henry: Norris Galpin Osborn, editor. Springfield Printing and Binding (Springfield, MA), publisher)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons