#1Famous people · Bristol
Bristol’s famous people span 123 years: 6 births from 1755 to 1878
Articles in 10 languages make the American statesman William North the best known. The next two names are Elizabeth Upham Yates and Thomas Drummond. The largest group, 4, was born in the early republic. William North, the best known, was born in 1755.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
William North
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1755
William North
Youngest
1878
Edward Blanchard Chamberlain
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Bristol’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bristol’s famous people were born
The 1750s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Politics & LawFaithScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bristol
Ranked by languages covered: William North with 10, then Elizabeth Upham Yates with 4 and Thomas Drummond with 4.
#1
#2
#3Known for
What Bristol is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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 Bristol
3 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Damariscotta has the most on record, with 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bristol 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 (9)
- William North: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Upham Yates: No photographer named in original source., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Drummond: John R. Berryman, ed., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Soule: Dsdugan, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Blanchard Chamberlain: A. T. Beals, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Hanna: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Smith Bickmore: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Kavanagh: Henry Chase, editor. Lakeside Press (Portland, ME), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Alexander Bradford: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons