#1Famous people · Center Harbor
4 famous people were born in Center Harbor from 1829 to 1962
Phoebe Foster, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. The American astronomer Maud Worcester Makemson ranks second, ahead of Samuel Chamberlain. The list’s best known name, Phoebe Foster, dates from 1895. The longest list of any town in New Hampshire belongs to Exeter, with 62.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Phoebe Foster
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1829
Samuel Chamberlain
Youngest
1962
Brad Leighton
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Center Harbor
Languages with an article: 9 for Phoebe Foster, 6 for Maud Worcester Makemson, 6 for Samuel Chamberlain.
#1MM#2
Science & Medicine
Maud Worcester Makemson
1891–1977American astronomer
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Military
Samuel Chamberlain
1829–1908American soldier, painter, and author
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Center Harbor’s famous people were born
The 1890s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Film, TV & StageScience & MedicineMilitarySports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Center Harbor is known for
Performers are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Center Harbor
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, New Hampton has the most on record: 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Center Harbor 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)
- Phoebe Foster: Ira Mill, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Chamberlain: James L. Bowen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adoniram Judson Gordon: Ernest B. Gordon, Adoniram Judson Gordon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradford Anderson: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benning M. Bean: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oren B. Cheney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons