#1Famous people · Hanover
Hanover counts 7 famous people, first among them Colin White
At the top of the list is the American ice hockey player Colin White, covered in 13 languages. Mike Hardman, born in 1999, is the youngest, and Albert Smith, born in 1793, the first on record. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970. 3 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Colin White
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1793
Albert Smith
Youngest
1999
Mike Hardman
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Hanover’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hanover’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsNotablePolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hanover
First, Colin White (13 languages), then Donnell Young (6) and Albert Smith (4).
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Politics & Law
Albert Smith
1793–1867American politician and lawyer, Maine
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Hanover is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 3 people.
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 Hanover
A further 4 follow, born between 1855 and 1999.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Hanover home
Born elsewhere, Rhonda Nyman lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Hanover.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hanover 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)
- Colin White: CloutsnChara Sports Cards, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Smith: Wensink, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Rogers Chapman: Staff of The Musical Courier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Flaim: UweFan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Corwin: Brenden Delzer, brenden on flickr.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons