#1Politics & Law
Salmon P. Chase
1808–1873American politician and lawyer
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Famous people · Cornish
Leaders stand out among the 8 famous people born in Cornish
Salmon P. Chase, the American politician and lawyer, is the most widely known, written about in 32 languages. Most were born in the early republic: 6 of them. The list reaches back to Dudley Chase, born in 1771, one of 2 born before independence. Fewer than a quarter of the 191 towns in New Hampshire with famous people list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Salmon P. Chase
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1771
Dudley Chase
Youngest
1848
Samuel L. Powers
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Cornish’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Cornish’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1800s, at 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Cornish is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 3 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 Cornish
Salmon P. Chase has articles in 32 languages, Dudley Chase in 9 and Samuel L. Powers in 6.
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Everyone else born in Cornish
5 more, 2 of them leaders.
Betsey Ann Stearns
1830–1914American dressmaker inventor, school founder, author
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A chosen home
Also called Cornish home
Born elsewhere, J. D. Salinger lived here.
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Of the towns nearby, Windsor lists the most people: 18.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cornish 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 (10)
- Salmon P. Chase: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel L. Powers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Champion S. Chase: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betsey Ann Stearns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philander Chase: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. D. Salinger: Lotte Jacobi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Ellicott Douglass: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Cochran: UPI Photos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augusta Cooper Bristol: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons