#1Politics & Law
Jane Pierce
1806–1863First Lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857
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Famous people · Hampton
The 7 famous people born in Hampton, led by Jane Pierce
Best known of all is Jane Pierce, written about in 39 languages. The list reaches back to Abraham Drake, born in 1715, one of 3 born before independence. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4.3, close to the 5.8 of the typical New Hampshire town. Exeter has the most of any town in New Hampshire: 62.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Jane Pierce
in 39 Wikipedia languages
First
1715
Abraham Drake
Youngest
1972
Trish Regan
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Hampton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hampton’s famous people were born
The 1800s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Politics & LawMilitaryFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hampton
By how many languages cover them, Jane Pierce comes first (39), then Trish Regan (11) and Joseph Dana Webster (3).
#1TR#2
Film, TV & Stage
Trish Regan
born 1972American television host and author
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Hampton is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
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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Everyone else born in Hampton
The other 4 span the years 1715 to 1822.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Hampton Falls, with 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hampton 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)
- Jane Pierce: John Chester Buttre, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Dana Webster: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Garland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Thayer: Attributed to Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Dearborn: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons