#1Famous people · Dover
Soldiers and sailors stand out among the 29 famous people born in Dover
At the top of the list is the American soccer player and manager Conor Casey, covered in 19 languages. Second and third on the list are Jessica Parratto and Maurice J. Murphy Jr.. Fewer than a quarter of the 192 towns in New Hampshire with famous people list more. Ian Hamilton, born in 1995, is the youngest, and Richard Waldron, born in 1650, the first on record.
Born here
29
notable people
Best known
Conor Casey
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1650
Richard Waldron
Youngest
1995
Ian Hamilton
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Dover’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Dover is known for
Set against the usual town, soldiers and sailors come out 4.8 times as common.
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 Dover
First, Conor Casey (19 languages), then Jessica Parratto (13) and Maurice J. Murphy Jr. (10).
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#3Through the years
When Dover’s famous people were born
The 1870s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Dover
Of the other 26, 8 are athletes.
Carleton Wiggin
1897–1970American college baseball, college football, and college ice hockey player and coach
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A chosen home
Also called Dover home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Dover, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, South Berwick has the most on record, with 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dover 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 (19)
- Conor Casey: de:Benutzer:CKA, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice J. Murphy Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chip Kelly: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph C. McConnell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Michael O'Leary: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tappan Wentworth: D. Hamilton Hurd, author. J. W. Lewis & Co. (Philadelphia, PA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Lambert Hale: Scanned and uploaded by JGHowes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard O'Kane: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Christie Kingman: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Crystal Carver: Lizstless, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred W. Murphy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Hamilton: Barry Stahl on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimberly Rice: Rich Girard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nellie Brown Mitchell: No illustrator credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Nesmith Parsons: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Orne Jewett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sullivan: A. Tenney, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Fremont Hill: James E. Purdy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Hill: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons