#1Politics & Law
Levi Woodbury
1789–1851US Supreme Court justice from 1845 to 1851
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Famous people · Francestown
Leaders stand out among the 7 famous people born in Francestown
Best known of all is Levi Woodbury, written about in 23 languages. In the early republic, 7 were born, the most of any period. Born in 1789, Levi Woodbury is the first name on record, and James Wallace Black, born in 1825, the most recent. The longest list in New Hampshire is Exeter’s, with 62 names.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Levi Woodbury
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1789
Levi Woodbury
Youngest
1825
James Wallace Black
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Francestown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Francestown’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1820s than in any other decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Francestown is known for
Francestown has 2.7× the usual share of leaders.
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 Francestown
Levi Woodbury has articles in 23 languages, Sylvester H. Roper in 13 and James Wallace Black in 9.
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Everyone else born in Francestown
The rest number 4, with 3 leaders among them.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, New Boston lists the most people: 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Francestown 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 (8)
- Levi Woodbury: CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1844 and 1851] by Mathew Brady's studio., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvester H. Roper: Boston Daily Globe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Wallace Black: New York: Edward L. Wilson, Publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Bell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Dana Bell: Henry F. (Henry Fitz-Gilbert) Waters, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luther Vose Bell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Comeau: Andy_Comeau.jpg: Photo granted by nickaleck.com derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James W. Grimes: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons