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Benjamin Franklin Butler
1818–1893American general and politician
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Famous people · Deerfield
Most of the 12 famous people born in Deerfield came into the world in the early republic
Most widely known is Benjamin Franklin Butler, the American general and politician, with articles in 30 languages. Behind the leader come Benning W. Jenness and Angela Heywood. The earliest on the list is John Simpson, born in 1748, and the youngest Lorenzo D. Harvey, born in 1848. Only 23 of the 196 towns in New Hampshire with anyone on record list more.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Benjamin Franklin Butler
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1748
John Simpson
Youngest
1848
Lorenzo D. Harvey
Most common field
Military
3 people
What stands out about Deerfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Deerfield’s famous people were born
The 1840s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Deerfield
Three names lead: Benjamin Franklin Butler (30 languages), Benning W. Jenness (8) and Angela Heywood (4).
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What Deerfield is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as soldiers and sailors, at 7 times.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Deerfield
Still to come: 9 more, from 1748 to 1848.
David James
1843–1921American businessman, tinner and Civil War veteran from Richland Center, Wisconsin
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Around it, Northwood has the most people on record, 6 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Deerfield 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)
- Benjamin Franklin Butler: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benning W. Jenness: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Enoch W. Eastman: Published in above-mentioned work, which was by Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorenzo D. Harvey: Christian Abrahamsen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David James: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Knowlton Dyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Stuart James MacMurphy: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert O. Brown: J. N. McClintock, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Cilley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alonzo Hathaway Evans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons