#1Science & Medicine
Heather Wilson
born 1960American academic administrator
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Famous people · Keene
Of the 32 famous people born in Keene, an unusual share are writers and artists
Most widely known is Heather Wilson, the American academic administrator, with articles in 22 languages. Robert Rodat and Tessa Gobbo follow. 15 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents there are 14 on the list, well above the typical New Hampshire town’s 5.8.
Born here
32
notable people
Best known
Heather Wilson
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1783
John Dickson
Youngest
1990
Tessa Gobbo
Most common field
Politics & Law
10 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Keene’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Keene is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Keene
First, Heather Wilson (22 languages), then Robert Rodat (17) and Tessa Gobbo (16).
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Film, TV & Stage
Robert Rodat
born 1953American film and television writer and television producer
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Through the years
When Keene’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1940s, with 5 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsNotableScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMusicBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Keene
29 more, from 1783 to 1964.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Keene home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Keene, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Keene.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Keene 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 (17)
- Heather Wilson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Chapin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Elizabeth Wilson Sherwood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Parker: U.S. Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A.G. Lafley: Procter & Gamble, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis B. Brewer: Obed Edson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Adams: Philo Adams Otis, author. Clayton F. Summy (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Bressett: Coingeek, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Perry Lowe: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr.: Simon Goodell Griffin, Frank H. Whitcomb, Octavius Applegate (Jr.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos P. Foster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Butterfield: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Alexander Ames: Samuel Smith Kilburn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles C. Comstock: Albert Baxter, author. Munsell & Company (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Mack Smith: Lee Greene Richards (July 27, 1878 – February 20, 1950), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus Smith Frost: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loyal B. Stearns: Julian Hawthorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons