#1Writing & Arts
Mary Nichols
1810–1884American campaigner for medical innovation, marriage reform, and women's rights
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Famous people · Goffstown
Goffstown’s famous people span 176 years: 6 births from 1810 to 1986
With articles in 7 languages, Mary Nichols is the most widely known. Joshua Friedel, the American chess player, comes second, with Richard Backus third. The list’s best known name, Mary Nichols, dates from 1810. For its size the list is short: 3.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 5.8 in the typical New Hampshire town.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Mary Nichols
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1810
Mary Nichols
Youngest
1986
Joshua Friedel
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Goffstown
Three names lead: Mary Nichols (7 languages), Joshua Friedel (5) and Richard Backus (5).
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Richard Backus
born 1945American actor/television writer
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Through the years
When Goffstown’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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Known for
What Goffstown is known for
2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest 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 Goffstown
3 more, from 1846 to 1980.
William Carey Poland
1846–1929American educator, former University president
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Goffstown 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)
- Mary Nichols: Thomas Low Nichols, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Friedel: GMBartek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Backus: PBS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandeep Parikh: The_Guild_cast.jpg: Lan Bui derivative work: Mario Žamić, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zachariah Chandler: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Comeau: Andy_Comeau.jpg: Photo granted by nickaleck.com derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons