#1Politics & Law
Harlan F. Stone
1872–1946Chief justice of the United States from 1941 to 1946
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Famous people · Chesterfield
Of the 13 famous people born in Chesterfield, an unusual share are business people
Harlan F. Stone leads the list, covered in 24 languages. 10 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The list comes to 35.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 5.8 in the typical town in New Hampshire. Only 19 of the 196 towns in New Hampshire with anyone on record list more.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Harlan F. Stone
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1778
Theodore Davis
Youngest
1872
Harlan F. Stone
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Chesterfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Chesterfield is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as business people, at 11.9 times.
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 Chesterfield’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1830s come out on top, with 3 births.
Politics & LawBusinessWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Chesterfield
First, Harlan F. Stone (24 languages), then Elinor Mead Howells (6) and William H. Haile (4).
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Writing & Arts
Elinor Mead Howells
1837–1910American artist, architect and aristocrat
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Chesterfield
The rest number 10, with 4 leaders among them.
John Davis Pierce
1797–1882Michigan public schools advocate and administrator
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Of the towns around it, Brattleboro has the most on record: 33.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chesterfield 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 (13)
- Harlan F. Stone: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Haile: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Field Comstock: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hoyt Henry Wheeler: Hiram Carleton, ed., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Davis Pierce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Broughton Harris: Jacob G. Ullery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennie L. Farr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winthrop E. Stone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren S. Snow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- JoJo: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Anderson Dana: Copyright 1895 by B. J. Falk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Aiken: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loyal B. Stearns: Julian Hawthorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons