#1Politics & Law
Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith
1806–1876American politician
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Brentwood
4 famous people call Brentwood their birthplace
Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. The united States Army Medal of Honor recipient Wheelock G. Veazey ranks second, ahead of J. W. H. Pollard. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 8.6, close to the 5.8 of the typical New Hampshire town. 3 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1803
Moses Fellows
Youngest
1872
J. W. H. Pollard
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Brentwood
Languages with an article: 7 for Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith, 4 for Wheelock G. Veazey, 3 for J. W. H. Pollard.
#1#2Politics & Law
Wheelock G. Veazey
1835–1898United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Sports
J. W. H. Pollard
1872–1957American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Brentwood’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1800s come out on top, with 2 births.
Politics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Brentwood is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 3.6 times.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Brentwood
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brentwood 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 (6)
- Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wheelock G. Veazey: H. Brosius (lithographer), H.H. Smyth Print Co., St. Paul, Minnesota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. W. H. Pollard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses Fellows: [Clarke, Maurice D.], [from old catalog] comp Clarke, John Badger, 1820-1891. [from old catalog], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Brown: Zuzana Homolka Fedorová, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Bartlett Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons