#1Politics & Law
Horace Greeley
1811–1872American politician and publisher
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Famous people · Amherst
Leaders stand out among the 14 famous people born in Amherst
Articles in 46 languages make the American politician and publisher Horace Greeley the best known. The largest group, 10, was born in the early republic. Walter Prince, born in 1861, is the youngest, and Jedediah K. Smith, born in 1770, the first on record. Per head, the list is long: 11.8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Hampshire has 5.8.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Horace Greeley
in 46 Wikipedia languages
First
1770
Jedediah K. Smith
Youngest
1861
Walter Prince
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Amherst’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Amherst is known for
Amherst has 2.7× the usual share of leaders.
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 Amherst’s famous people were born
The 1800s saw the most births of any decade: 5.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Amherst
Languages with an article: 46 for Horace Greeley, 12 for Charles G. Atherton, 8 for Warren Upham.
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Everyone else born in Amherst
The other 11 span the years 1770 to 1861.
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A chosen home
Also called Amherst home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Amherst, though born elsewhere.
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Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Amherst 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 (16)
- Horace Greeley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles G. Atherton: The original uploader was ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Upham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Barry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Fisk: Walter Case Anthony (1842-1930), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Humphrey Atherton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Selee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses Billings: Moses Billings, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asa Dodge Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Luther Dana: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert Buchanan: Jagarolik1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zachariah Chandler: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet E. Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludwig Ahgren: State Farm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doc Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons