#1Science & Medicine
Edward Hitchcock
1793–1864United States geologist and Congregationalist clergyman
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Famous people · Deerfield
Writers and artists stand out among the 17 famous people born in Deerfield
Edward Hitchcock leads the list, covered in 16 languages. The next two names are Susan Huntington Gilbert Dickinson and William Whitney Rice. The largest group, 10, was born in the early republic. Per head, the list is long: 33 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Massachusetts has 4.5.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Edward Hitchcock
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1693
Stephen Williams
Youngest
1969
Mark Chmura
Most common field
Writing & Arts
6 people
What stands out about Deerfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Deerfield is known for
Deerfield has 3.5× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Deerfield’s famous people were born
The 1820s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Deerfield
By how many languages cover them, Edward Hitchcock comes first (16), then Susan Huntington Gilbert Dickinson (9) and William Whitney Rice (7).
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#2Writing & Arts
Susan Huntington Gilbert Dickinson
1830–1913American poet
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#3Politics & Law
William Whitney Rice
1826–1896American politician, Massachusetts
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Deerfield
Another 14, the earliest born in 1693.
Ralph Hosmer
1874–1963Hawaii's first territorial forester; head of the Department of Forestry at Cornell University
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Greenfield’s, at 29 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Deerfield 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 (14)
- Edward Hitchcock: William S. Tyler., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Huntington Gilbert Dickinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Whitney Rice: U.S. Federal Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Allen Starr: Rev. James J. McGovern, D.D., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Fuller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Cooley: Johnson, John William, 1878-1957, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Sheldon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Williams: Contemporary photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Fuller Field: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Lacy: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Collins Whitney: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Wright Kellogg: Richard Herndon, editor in chief. Richard Burton, editor and compiler. New England Magazine (Boston, MA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles B. Andrews: Frederick Calvin Norton, author. Reproduction of Connecticut State Library portrait by George F. Wright., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Scollay Whitney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons