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Famous people · Fitzwilliam
4 famous people were born in Fitzwilliam from 1793 to 1945
The best known is the English footballer Peter Knowles, with articles in 10 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Edward C. Reed, third to Katharine Kimball. The list’s best known name, Peter Knowles, dates from 1945. In all of New Hampshire, the famous people on record come from 192 towns.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Peter Knowles
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1793
Edward C. Reed
Youngest
1945
Peter Knowles
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Fitzwilliam
Peter Knowles leads with articles in 10 languages, ahead of Edward C. Reed (4) and Katharine Kimball (4).
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#3Through the years
When Fitzwilliam’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fitzwilliam is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.
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 Fitzwilliam
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Jaffrey leads the towns around it, with 8 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fitzwilliam 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 (4)
- Katharine Kimball: George F. Fuller American, 1822–1884, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver L. Spaulding: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Kingsbury Wollstonecraft: Anne Kingsbury Wollstonecraft, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hosea Ballou: Pratt, Henry Cheever, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons