#1Business
Joseph Glidden
1813–1906American farmer who patented barbed wire
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Famous people · Charlestown
Leaders stand out among the 14 famous people born in Charlestown
The best known is the American farmer who patented barbed wire Joseph Glidden, with articles in 14 languages. In the early republic, 10 were born, the most of any period. Per head, the list is long: 28.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Hampshire has 5.8. The oldest name on the list belongs to Samuel Hunt, born in 1765, the newest to Charles W. Hunt, born in 1880.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Joseph Glidden
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1765
Samuel Hunt
Youngest
1880
Charles W. Hunt
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
What stands out about Charlestown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Charlestown’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1820s, at 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Charlestown is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Charlestown
Joseph Glidden, Henry Hubbard and DeForest Richards are written about in 14, 11 and 9 languages.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Charlestown 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 (14)
- Joseph Glidden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Hubbard: Portrait copied by A. M. Knowlton from an original by [Matthew?] Wilson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- DeForest Richards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Metcalf: Edmund Wheeler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry: Lyman Simpson Haynes, author. Frank S. Whitten (Lynn, MA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Farnsworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Tufts: Published in numerous sources, including "Battle to Move Capitol of Montana From Alder Gulch to Helena was Bitter Affray". Anaconda Standard (Anaconda, MT) . March 26, 1922., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Hunt: GeorgeBailey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis H. West: Engraving by HB Hall & Sons, 62 Fulton St., NY, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Cochran: UPI Photos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dudley C. Haskell: Mathew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Felt Evans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Urban A. Woodbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan G. Hunton: Henry Chase, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons