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Famous people · Durham
Durham counts 13 famous people, first among them Deron Quint
Deron Quint, the American ice hockey player, is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. Close behind are Joyce Maynard and John S. Wells. The list is still growing: 4 were born since 1970. Fewer than a quarter of the 193 towns in New Hampshire with famous people list more.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Deron Quint
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1713
Eliphalet Daniels
Youngest
1981
Sam Fuld
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Durham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Durham’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1970s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsBusinessMilitaryMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Durham
First, Deron Quint (14 languages), then Joyce Maynard (14) and John S. Wells (9).
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#3Known for
What Durham is known for
Share of Durham’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Durham
The rest number 10, with 2 leaders among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Durham home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Durham, though born elsewhere.
N. J. Berrill
1903–1996British marine biologist and Strathcona Professor of Zoology, McGill University, Montreal
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Famous people from the towns next door
Newmarket has the longest list next door: 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Durham 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 (6)
- John S. Wells: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Wells: Henry Chase, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Frederick Joy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Fuld: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Janin: photograph unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Gunning: Gray - Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons