Famous people · Ellsworth
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ellsworth
Nathan Clifford, born in Rumney, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is George Whipple, with articles in 53 languages. The nearest list is next door in Campton: 3 names, starting with George H. Adams. The longest list of any town in New Hampshire belongs to Exeter, with 62.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
George Whipple
Best known
George Whipple
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ellsworth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ellsworth
Nobody born in Ellsworth is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Clara Eaton Cummings
1855–1906American cryptogamic botanist and university teacher
Gilman Marston
1811–1890Union United States Army general, politician
George Whipple
1878–1976American physician and biomedical researcher
John Wentworth
1815–1888American newspaper editor and politician
Maud Worcester Makemson
1891–1977American astronomer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Campton has the longest list next door: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ellsworth and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (16)
- George Whipple: The Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bode Miller: Christian Jansky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Coupe: Greg Hernandez from California, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Clifford: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clara Eaton Cummings: photographer not listed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norris Cotton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Flanders: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wentworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Person Colby Cheney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus Blodgett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin F. Pike: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilman Marston: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Page: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Cushing Read: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Noah Davis: Paul A Chadbourne; Walter Burritt Moore, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Henry Turner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons