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Famous people · Candia
Sarah Bagley tops a list of 4 famous people born in Candia
The best known is the American labor leader Sarah Bagley, with articles in 13 languages. Close behind are Frederick Smyth and Sam Walter Foss. For every 10,000 residents there are 9.7 on the list, well above the typical New Hampshire town’s 5.8. Sarah Bagley, born in 1806, is the earliest name and Sam Walter Foss, born in 1858, the latest.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Sarah Bagley
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1806
Sarah Bagley
Youngest
1858
Sam Walter Foss
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Candia
Two of the three are writers and artists.
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#3Through the years
When Candia’s famous people were born
The 1800s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Candia is known for
The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 2 people.
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 Candia
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Deerfield: 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Candia 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)
- Frederick Smyth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Walter Foss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Franklin Butler: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Newell Bell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons