Famous people · Harrisville
Born near Harrisville: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Sam Huntington, born in Peterborough, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Franklin Pierce, with articles in 139 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Harrisville yet. Over the border in Peterborough, 15 names are on record, led by Sam Huntington.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Franklin Pierce
Best known
Franklin Pierce
in 139 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Harrisville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Harrisville
Nobody born in Harrisville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Robert Rodat
born 1953American film and television writer and television producer
Levi Woodbury
1789–1851US Supreme Court justice from 1845 to 1851
Franklin Pierce
1804–1869President of the United States from 1853 to 1857
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Peterborough: 15.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harrisville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (11)
- Franklin Pierce: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Huntington: Keith McDuffee from Northborough, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson Bethel: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi Woodbury: CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1844 and 1851] by Mathew Brady's studio., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heather Wilson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvester H. Roper: Boston Daily Globe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Mack Smith: Lee Greene Richards (July 27, 1878 – February 20, 1950), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James W. Grimes: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eli Bremer: Doma-w, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Alexander Ames: Samuel Smith Kilburn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus Smith Frost: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons