#1Politics & Law
Franklin Pierce
1804–1869President of the United States from 1853 to 1857
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Famous people · Hillsborough
Of the 14 famous people born in Hillsborough, none is better known than Franklin Pierce
Articles about Franklin Pierce exist in 139 languages. Soldiers and sailors are unusually common here: 4, 7.9 times the usual share. More than half were born in the early republic, 12 in all. Over 200 years of births, the list goes from John McNeil Jr. (1784) to Wilson Bethel (1984).
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Franklin Pierce
in 139 Wikipedia languages
First
1784
John McNeil Jr.
Youngest
1984
Wilson Bethel
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Hillsborough’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Hillsborough
Ranked by languages covered: Franklin Pierce with 139, then Wilson Bethel with 26 and Christopher Columbus Andrews with 8.
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What Hillsborough is known for
Soldiers and sailors stand out most, at 7.9 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Hillsborough’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1790s, with 3 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Hillsborough
Another 11, 4 of them leaders.
John Grimes Walker
1835–1907United States Navy admiral after the American Civil War
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John H. Foster
1796–1874American physician, landowner, and early settler of Chicago
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Nearby, Henniker has the most on record, with 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hillsborough 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 (16)
- Franklin Pierce: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson Bethel: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Columbus Andrews: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David H. Goodell: Henry Harrison Metcalf, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Grimes Walker: G.V. Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ozias M. Hatch: Illinois State Historical Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Franklin Keith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Train Dutton: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Kendrick Pierce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Pierce Cheney: JT White & Co, publishers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John McNeil Jr.: Henry Willard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Foster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Beach: Photographer uncredited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James W. Grimes: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Quincy Adams Brackett: Walter Gilman Page, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Lord: Rev. C. Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons