#1Famous people · Chatham
Todd Eldredge tops a list of 5 famous people born in Chatham
Articles in 14 languages make the American figure skater Todd Eldredge the best known. The next two names are George M. Harding and Gilbert Knapp. The oldest name on the list belongs to Archelaus Smith, born in 1734, the newest to Todd Eldredge, born in 1971. Athletes make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Todd Eldredge
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1734
Archelaus Smith
Youngest
1971
Todd Eldredge
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Chatham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Chatham’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 1 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Chatham
Counted by languages, Todd Eldredge is ahead of George M. Harding and Gilbert Knapp: 14, 4 and 2.
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What Chatham is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Chatham
2 more, from 1734 to 1934.
Archelaus Smith
1734–1821Tanner, shoemaker, early settler of Barrington, Nova Scotia
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Also called Chatham home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Chatham, though born elsewhere.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Harwich, with 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chatham 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)
- Todd Eldredge: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbert Knapp: Fanny S. Stone, ed., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. B. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons