#1Film, TV & Stage
Elizabeth Banks
born 1974American actress and director
68 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Pittsfield
Of the 52 famous people born in Pittsfield, an unusual share are writers and artists
Elizabeth Banks, the American actress and director, is the most widely known, written about in 68 languages. Behind the leader come William Miller and Adrian Pasdar. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 27 in all. Fewer than a quarter of the 338 towns in Massachusetts with famous people list more.
Born here
52
notable people
Best known
Elizabeth Banks
in 68 Wikipedia languages
First
1782
William Miller
Youngest
2000
Caitrin Rogers
Most common field
Writing & Arts
12 people
What stands out about Pittsfield’s famous people
Known worldwideElizabeth Banks has an article in 68 languages, more than anyone else from here.A town of writers and artistsWriters and artists make up 12 of the 52, 2.3 times the usual share.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2000, among 18 since 1950.52 notable peoplePittsfield lists 52 notable people, more than most towns.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Pittsfield
Two of the three are performers.
#1
#2Faith
William Miller
1782–1849American founder of the Adventist movement
35 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Pittsfield is known for
Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 2.3 times.
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 Pittsfield’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1930s come out on top, with 8 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Pittsfield
Still to come: 49 more, from 1783 to 2000.
Emily Robison
born 1972American country artist; songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Thomas Jonathan Burrill
1839–1916American botanist and plant pathologist
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Daniel Parkhurst Leadbetter
1797–1870American politician and Union Army officer
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Charles Thomas Stearns
1807–1898American politician, member of the Minnesota Territorial Council
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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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 (18)
- Elizabeth Banks: Empire Movies, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Miller: John H. Bufford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Pasdar: Ewen Roberts, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Robison: (Kirk Stauffer), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Ann Glendon: United States Department of State. Photographer not specified., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Coakley: Martha Coakley speaking at Faneuil Hall.jpg: Fogster derivative work: Abovedrew23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jonathan Burrill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Fallon: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Zaloga: Ching Wah Chin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Hart Beers: Julie Hart Beers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Graves: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Ayrault Dodge: Source: The New England States, their Constitutional, Judicial, Educational, Commercial, Professional, and Industrial History, by William T. Davies (1897), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Webster Tarpley: Réseau Voltaire, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Silvio O. Conte: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winthrop M. Crane: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Billings: Sarony, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin D. Morgan: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin I. Townsend: George Baker Anderson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons