#1Writing & Arts
Alice Brown
1856–1948American novelist, poet and playwright
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Famous people · Hampton Falls
Alice Brown tops a list of 6 famous people born in Hampton Falls
Best known of all is Alice Brown, written about in 10 languages. Behind the leader come Ralph Adams Cram and Franklin Benjamin Sanborn. More than half were born in the early republic, 5 in all. Births span 1797 to 1863, from Benson Leavitt to Ralph Adams Cram.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Alice Brown
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1797
Benson Leavitt
Youngest
1863
Ralph Adams Cram
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
What stands out about Hampton Falls’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hampton Falls’s famous people were born
The 1830s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hampton Falls
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
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#3Politics & Law
Franklin Benjamin Sanborn
1831–1917American activist, journalist, editor and author
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What Hampton Falls is known for
Hampton Falls has 4.9× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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A further 3 follow, born between 1797 and 1836.
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Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hampton Falls 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)
- Alice Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Adams Cram: Theodore C. Marceau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin Benjamin Sanborn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Pierce: John Chester Buttre, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roland Douglas Sawyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons