#1Military
Ernest Troubridge
1862–1926Royal Navy officer during the First World War
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Famous people · Hampstead
From 1743 to 1988, Hampstead was the birthplace of 5 famous people
Articles in 13 languages make the Royal Navy officer during the First World war Ernest Troubridge the best known. The next two names are Lauren Chooljian and Ephraim Webster. 2 were born in 1970 or later. As early as 1743, Nathan Hale was born here, one of 2 born before independence.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Ernest Troubridge
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1743
Nathan Hale
Youngest
1988
Lauren Chooljian
Most common field
Military
2 people
What stands out about Hampstead’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hampstead’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hampstead
By how many languages cover them, Ernest Troubridge comes first (13), then Lauren Chooljian (5) and Ephraim Webster (2).
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Known for
What Hampstead is known for
Military leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Hampstead
2 more, from 1743 to 1987.
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Nearby, Derry has the most on record, with 17.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hampstead 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 (5)
- Ernest Troubridge: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Seuss: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Shepard: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karoline Leavitt: White House Office of the Press Secretary, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Bartlett Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons