#14 famous people were born in Harmony
Most widely known is Freeman Knowles, the American politician, with articles in 8 languages. Close behind are Helen Marr Hurd and Bartlett Tripp. The biggest group are leaders: 3. Helen Marr Hurd (1839) and James Hutchins Baker (1848) mark the two ends of the list.




Born in Harmony
Three names lead: Freeman Knowles (8 languages), Helen Marr Hurd (4) and Bartlett Tripp (3).
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#3When Harmony’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1840s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Harmony is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 3.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Harmony
1 more, best known first.

James Hutchins Baker
1848–1925American educator, president of the University of Colorado
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Cambridge: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harmony 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)
- Freeman Knowles: The Neale Publishing Company (Washington, D.C.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Marr Hurd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bartlett Tripp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hutchins Baker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Cassius Rogers: Halford Erickson (Life time: 1973), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
