#1Famous people · Concord
Concord’s famous people span 145 years: 8 births from 1841 to 1986
The best known is the American politician Charles E. Townsend, with articles in 10 languages. Second and third on the list are Eliza Gamble and Ollie Joe Prater. The largest group, 4, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Charles E. Townsend, the best known, was born in 1856.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Charles E. Townsend
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1841
Eliza Gamble
Youngest
1986
Brad Rumsey
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Concord
The three are covered in 10, 10 and 5 languages: Charles E. Townsend, Eliza Gamble and Ollie Joe Prater.
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Through the years
When Concord’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1880s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Concord is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 3 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Concord 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 (3)
- Charles E. Townsend: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Malcolm: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernie Ansterberg: Marvin Dement Boland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons